The Challenge 1971

The St. Joseph High School yearbook, The Challenge, for the 1970 to 1971 school year.

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Vol. 13
1970-1971
St. Joseph
High School
Kenosha~ Wis.

Cfranges created
kind of life at St. Joe's
year. A strong, interest d
ministration enabled
faculty and students to experience the benefits of
change . Closer student-teach---.:.-~
er ee-mmunication was
achieved through open-forum
discussions, the opportunityto attend evening classes at
St . Joe's, Honor Study Hall
privileges, and courtyard freetime.
A smaller enrollment encouraged students to take a
greater share of responsibility
in the school . Involvement in
projects like the Fund Drive,
Freshman Class glass drive,
sophomore-sponscred pizza
party, junior-organized Cubsfaculty game, and Senior
Class crafts committee for
Mardi Grass evidenced the
student body's acceptance of
a more act ive role in the
school's functioning.

Faculty

Whether working with an entire class to discover truth or helping
individuals work out projects and problems, St. Joe's faculty members
shared an enthusiasm for school life right along with students this year .
By their attendance at athletic events and dances and by their participation in various doings like senior retreat and Cubs vs . faculty basketball
game, the teachers came into closer contact and established a greater
rapport with the students.
Teaching quality and genuine interest in their students combined to
make the St. Joseph faculty competent leaders, able and willing to help
students develop into mature people .

Administration

Father Paul Esser
Principal

Sister Brenda Ellis
Vice-principal
Student Council Moderator

Mr . Thomas McTernan
Business Administrator

The Saint Joseph High School Board of Directors : TOP ROW : Mr . James Kuffel , Mr . Thomas McTernan, Father Joseph
Lomasz, Mr . William Kupfer, Mr . Eugene Soens . BOTTOM ROW : Sister Agnes Marie Heukel, Father Paul Esser , Mr .
Eugene Hammond . MISSING : Mr . Eugene Schulte, Mr . William Schmitz, Mr . Jack Rice, Mr . Ferd Serio.

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Mrs. Kathy Kovacs
Secretary

Mrs . Barbara Severson
Office Secretary

Office

Paul Costanzo received office help from Sister Rosemary Clancy.

Sister Rosemary Clancy
Business Office Assistant

Miss Carolina Aiello
Office Secretary

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Sister Crescen tine Brill
Librarian
Library Aides Moderator
Siste r Reginald Braunger
Library Assistant

Bookstore

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Student library cards, an increase in the
number of library aides, the addition of a
discussion room, and mothers helping in
the library were some of its innovations
this year.
Mothers who helped Sister Crescentine
Brill were Mrs. James Watts, Mrs. Richard
Fonk, Mrs. Robert Ellison, Mrs. Thomas
Fonk, and Mrs. Warren Lewis.

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Sister Reginald Braunger took advantage of a qu iet library moment to
knit .

Sister Mary Clare
Bookstore

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Guidance

Father David Hanser
Guidance Department Chairman
Guidance Director

The Guidance Department this year became an important part
of every student's life at SJHS . Group guidance for freshmen,
sophomores, and juniors supplied students with career and college
information. Seniors were given appointments and informed about
job and career opportunities, colleges, and financial aids.
T he Department contains scholarship information, college
bul letins, files and catalogues, occupational and career information,
and an ASK kit. To make students more aware of possibilities,
vocational films were shown to interested students .
An addition to this year's Guidance Department are the Paraprofessional Mothers who help with the clerical work. These
mot hers are Bernice King, Peg Kaufmann, Ruth Kernen, Virginia
Stahl, Delores Pohlmann, Lucille Seianas, Phyllis Bisciglia, Virginia
Richards, Emily Travanty, Jean Nass, Grace Hughes, Beverly
Kolstad, Rose Nelson, Alma Lindi, Pat Ambro, Ida Kulbacki, Shirley
Stanley, Mary Johnson, and Donna Estill.

Mrs . Vi rgin ia Richards, Paraprofessional , helped Ma rk Niesen find ca ree r
material.

Sister Mary Therese Brunner
Guidance Counselor

Father David Hanser gave career advice to junior , Don Proko.

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Religion

Father Wayne Wojciechowski
Christian Maturity

Father Gregory Spitz
Religion I
Social Responsibility
Applied Religion
Liturgy Committee Moderator
Audio-Visual Club Moderator

The addition of modernized cou rses, suc h as
Religion through Film
Religion through
Literature, spa r ked new

and

interest in the Religion
Departmen t.
To broaden students'
life experiences, religion
classes took field trips
to churches of o t her
f aiths, t o t h e F ie ld
Museum in Chicago, and
to Southern Colony. Students in the film class
a lso had an opportunity
to experiment with fi lmmaking.

Mrs . Mary Ann Brandt
Religion I
Religions of the World
Christian Maturity
Religion Through Film
Relig ion Through Literature
FTA Moderator
Homeroom 302

Father Joseph Anderson
Social Psychology
Christian Maturity
Church History
Liturgy and Sacraments
Religon Department Chairman

Students caught a glimpse of Mrs.
Mary Ann Brandt while passing
room 223 .

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Math

Miss Diane Ridolfi
Algebra
Geometry
Math Club Moderator
Homeroom 303

Mr. Thomas Gauche!
Algebra
Geometry
Sophomore Class Moderator

Even Miss Diane Ridolfi took a minute to figure
out a complex algebra problem.

Through the Mathematics
Department students gained
experience and training in
quantitative thinking.
Algebra and geometry provided basic mathematics
knowledge and application
while developing logica I reasoning patterns.
Both elective courses,
advanced algebra and senior
math, were tailored for students wishing to pursue math
in higher education.

Mr . John Refieuna
Algebra
Geometry
Cross Country Coach
Assistant Track Coach
Homeroom 222

Sister Cecilia Hudec
Advanced Algebra and Trigonometry
Math Department Chairman

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English

Miss Kathleen Cippo la
English I, 11
Ho meroom l 08

Sister Elaine Braunger kept track of advanced reading students , Eva Wielgat , Mike
Jurasewicz, and Tom Heller.

Sister Elaine Braunger
English I
Reading Techniques
Advanced Reading Techniques
Reading Department Chairman
Homeroom 305
Sister Madeleva Mellen
Eng lish I, 111
Homeroom 30 l

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Sister Virginia Handrup
English 111
German 1, 11
Journalism
Cha llenge Adviser
Yearbook Adviser
Homeroom 11 0

Sister Margaret Halbur
English II, IV
National Honor Society Moderator
Homeroom 102

While the English Department
deepened the students' appreciat i on ·o f no v e I s, s h o rt s to r i e s ,
dramas, and poetry, it also expanded their knowledge of the film
through the study of such feature
fi lms as Nobody Waved Goodbye,
Noth ing But a Man , and Citizen
Kane . Juniors and seniors also
viewed short experimental and
technique films.
Seniors struggled through their
first complete term paper, while
other classes worked at language
contro l in character ske tches and
essays.
Sister Dominic Mcllvaney
Eng lish II, IV
Eng li sh Depa r tment Chairman
Homeroom 101

Sister Virginia Handrup
question about paste-up .

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pondered

Karen

Willems'

Languages

Father Paul Esser extended good will and peace to Mrs. Shirley
Koch at a faculty Mass.

Mrs. Shirley Koch
Spanish I, 11

For the first time at SJHS, several language students and their teacher will visit
the country whose language they are studying. Sister Ruth La Mothe and nine French
students will study in France this summer.
Six German students participated in state
and national competition in Racine in
March.
During the school year, Language Department members attended meetings in Milwaukee, multi-media symposiums at Parkside, and conferences at Whitewater to
keep abreast of developments in modern
foreign-language teaching.

Sister Ruth La Mothe
French I, II, Ill, IV
Language Department Chairman
Le Cercle Francais Moderator
Pep Club Moderator
Homeroom 112

Cathy Szarafinski , Sister Ruth La Mothe, and Sue Stanley shivered as they sang a final
Christmas carol.

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Business-Home Ee.
The addition of many semester courses
in both the Business and Home Ee Departments did much to broaden their scope and
better prepare students to assume a
variety of roles in today's work world.

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Mrs . Karen K. Suksi
Food Preparation
Clothing Construction
Homemaking I
Tailoring Concepts
Consumer Education
Marriage and Family Living
Home Economics Department Chairman
Homeroom 308

Mrs . Dianne Durkin grinned at a class
mistake during her third-period business class .

Mrs . Carrie Randle
Personal Typing
Bookkeeping
Typing I
Homeroom 205

Mr . Robert Karnes
Basic Drafting
Architectural Drawing
Freshman Football Coach
Varsity Tennis Coach
Driver Education Department Chairman
Homeroom 107

Mrs . Dianne L. Durk in
Shorthand I, 11
Clerical and Secretarial Practice
Business Education Department Chairman

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Social Studies

Mr. Frank Matrise formulated a history question to
Joanne Wiberg, Nancy Burgett, and Beth Crewe.

Sister M. Marion

World Cultures
American History
Debate Moderator
Forensics Club Moderator
Homeroom 214

Mr. Frank Mat rise

World Cultures
American History
Athletic Director
Assistant Varsity Football Coach
Varsity Wrestling Coach
J-Club Moderator
St. Joseph Athletic Association Moderator
Pep Club Co-Moderator
Miss Barbara Kluka

Anthropology
Sociology
Economics
Political Science
Senior Class Moderator
Homeroom 105

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According to Sister Helen Schulteis, "The
purpose of a social studies course is to create
an atmosphere conducive to learning in which
a student can evaluate, reflect, and think creatively about the various facets of society, as well
as grow to appreciate other cultures and people."
With the opportunity of taking anthropology
and Asian, African, and Latin American studies
extended to juniors and its increased use of
team-teaching, the Social Studies Department
broadend students' social consciousness.

Sister Helen Schulteis
Anthropology
Sociology
Geography
Asian, African , and Latin American Studies
Alumni Association Moderator
Social Studies Department Chairman
Homeroom 1 03

Mr . Daniel Chubrilo
English 111
Economics
Political Science
Varsity Basketball Coach
Golf Coach
Homeroom 1 09

Sister Helen Schulteis' intense gestures and words capt ivated her Asian ,
African , and Latin American studies students .

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Music
A record produced by a 11 the choirs and ensembles was
a major project of this year's Music Department. The music
on the record typified the diversity of the groups invo lved .
" Another Op'ning, Another Show," (this year's Variety
Show) and Chr istmas and Spring Conce rt s were other
opportunities for chorus and band members to display their
talents. In addition, this year's musical, Hello, Dolly! gave
its 42-member cast a special opportunity for growth
through music.

Mr. Gerald Hoffman listened to the SJHS Band tune up.

Mr. Gerald Hoffman

Band
General Music

Sister Bernadette Luecker

A Cappella Choir
Girls' Glee Club
Sophomore Mixed Chorus
General Music
Lancettes' Moderator
Madrigals' Moderator
Tomorrow's Children Moderator

Sister Bernadette Luecker demonstrated the proper inflection for an A Cappella contest song.

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Art
The Art Department offered a new, wide
variety of semester classes for interested
students.
Besides the traditional art work lining the
third floor corridor, the department also organized several art displays in the lobby for student
and public viewing.

Sister Honora Stacy demonstrated a drawing technique to an
art student .

Mrs . Patricia Paskiewicz
Art I
Applied Design
Ceramics
Introduction to Painting-Textiles
Textile Decoration
Fashion Design
Figure Drawing
Commercial Studio Painting
Homeroom 317

Sister Honora Stacy
Art I
Applied Design
Graphics
Ceramics
Introduction to Painting
Figure Drawing
Fashi n Design
Metal Work
Sculpture
Art
rtment Chairman
rt Club Moderator
H meroom 316

Mrs . Patricia Pask iew icz used visual aids to illustrate a
poin t in an art class .

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Science
Space science, one of the few such courses in existence,
and advanced biology were Science Department additions
to SJHS's curriculum this year.
The space science course demonstrated the timeliness
and relevancy of a high school course to today's space age,
while advanced biology, physics, chemistry, biology, and
JPS provided the basics of scientific knowledge.

Mr . Thomas Patton
Physics
Space Science
Junior Class Moderator
Stage Crew Moderator
Camera Club Moderator
Homeroom 111

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Mr, Cha rles Vaughan
Biology
Special Materials
Assistant Varsity Football Coach

Sister Celia Schu lte
IPS
Advanced Biology
Science Department Chairman
Freshman Class Moderator
Homeroom 307

Mr. Gerald Powers
Chemistry
IPS
Homeroom 228
Mr . Gerald Powers stretched for
the ball in a faculty basketball
game against the Chicago Cubs .

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Phy. Ed.

Mr. Robert Carbone
Physical Education
Business Law
Intramural Director
Varsity Football Coach

Miss Donna Smits demonstrated to a freshman
gym class the correct way to hold a basketball.

Physical education works
to parallel the body's fitness to that of the mind .
Both boys and girls had
the chance to learn exercises, tumbling, and various enjoyable sports.

Miss Donna Smits
Physical Education
Bowling League Moderator
GAA Moderator
Cheerleader Moderator
Homeroom 223
Mr. Bob Carbone directed student high-jumpers
in one of his gym classes.

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Left to right : Sr. Antona Mueller, Mrs. Lilian Johnson (Manager), Mrs . Florence Limbach , Mrs . Kay Stein , Mrs . Loretta Helminger , Mrs .
Lucille Petty, and Sr. Annelda Holtkamp.

Mr. Charles Blankley took a break by a boiler in the basement.

Mr . Philip Limbach waxed the floor in the
school library.

Kitchen-Maintenance

Mr. Willis Hubert faithfully performed his round of daily
maintenance tasks in the school basement.
Mrs . Thelma Ludwig's busy schedule included cleaning office
windows .

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Organization

One type of life and growth at St.
Joe's centered around club activities . The
responsibi Ii ties a student accepted when
he joined an organization certainly contributed to his personal growth .
Several new organizations like Pep
Club, Audio-Visuals Club, and GAA were
formed this year . Others like FTA and
French Club were revived, whereas
~ational Honor Soc iety became an active
club this year when it initiated and then
supervised the Honor Study Hall program.
The Art Club, musical groups, Camera
Club, and band continued to present outlets and chances for creative expression
to students. The library aides , Student
Council, Cha llenge staffs, Big Buddies,
A-V Club, and stage crew served the
school in a variety of capacities.
Academic standards were upheld
through the work of groups like NHS,
French Club, FTA, Math Club, Debate
and Forensics.
However, school clubs represent only
one part of the growing spirit at St.
Joe's.

Student Council and Class Officers

TOP ROW : left to right, Therese Marciniak, Mark Desris, Bill Hughes (pres.). Bill Wagner (treas .). Kathy Hughes . SECOND ROW : Jane Andrea, Matt Bisciglia ,
Sam Loizzo, Tom Braun, Nancy Halverson . THIRD ROW : Sue Schneider, Fred Ricker , Dave Limardi, Bob Mich , Mary Wagner . BOTTOM ROW : Michelle Trottier
( sec .). Eileen Riley , Dan Skurski, Peggy Hugunin, Kitty Albrecht (vice-pres.).

Michelle Trottier and Bill Wagner clowned around for the
camera at a Student Council meeting.

Eileen Riley diligently took notes at a Student Council meeting.

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Student Council unites cl.a sses
Student Council opened the year with
its annual beach party in August and a
"Welcome-Back" dance. For the first
time this year, the council had a permanent meeting place in room 070 .
Student Council was involved in many
activities this year. It sold Lancer "Ride
On" buttons during the football season
and distributed Thanksgiving baskets to
needy families . It organized the homeroom letter-writing to servicemen in Viet
Nam.
The council also sponsored such
events as the dance after the first St.
Catherine's game, the student exchange
day with Bradford and Tremper, and
Mardi Gras.
Under the direction of Student Council, each class held activities to promote
spirit. The Senior Class organized a
"Clean-Up-the-School-Day" on March 30
and the freshmen sponsored a glass
drive to aid in the anti-pollution campaign .
In an effort to improve communication, Student Council held several openforum assemblies with the student body
this year.
Organizations with 25 or more members could be represented in Student
Council for this first time in council
history.

Representatives

Bill Wagner talked to Bradford and Tremper exchange students and their St. Joe's hosts.

Homeroom representative, Clara Ruffolo, answered a question .

TOP ROW : left to right, Marc Maraccini , Joe Loino, Dave Andrea, George Hammond , lndre Bauza , Mike Wood , Richard Mich . SECOND ROW : Bill Loos , Eva Wielgat ,
Linda Wasilevich , Paul Mich, Nancy Newberry, Jim McKenna , Dave Crewe. THIRD ROW : Mary Crewe , Renee Hammond, Joe Molinaro , Beth Lewis , Mary Mayer,
Sue Gallatin , Pat Zohlen . BOTTOM ROW : Mary Kemps , Clara Ruffolo, Sue Zumpano, Kathy Hugunin , Sara McConnell. MISSING : Rosann Lewis, Mark Schumacher.

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TOP ROW: left to right, Mary Meyer, Randy Viola, Ben Guido, Bruce Chwala, Jeanette Brey. SECOND ROW: Joe Lindi, Mike Wood, Dave Andrea, Paul Kostelnik,
Mark Niccolai. BOTTOM ROW: Claudia Coogan, Lynn Walkowski, Terri Servais, Mary Crewe, Connie Castellano. MISSING : Chris Caldwell, Mark Schumacher.

Big Buddies guide Freshman Class
The Big Buddies were seniors chosen
by the Student Council officers to act as
friends and guides to the freshmen during their first year at St. Joe's .
Each freshman homeroom was
assigned three or four Big Buddies to
help the homeroom teacher and act as

homeroom representatives until the
freshmen elected their own .
The Big Buddies were especially active
during the Thanksgiving-basket drive,
float-building and Homecoming activities, and the patron drive for Hello,
Dolly!

Mary Meyer collected
basket.

Ben Guido passed out paper in freshman homeroom 303.

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money for

a Thanksgiving

NHS initiates Honor Study Hall
The National Honor Society initiated
Honor Study Halls this year with members acting as supervisors. The study
hall, held in the cafeteria, was open
only to the upperclassmen on first and
second honor rolls. In the study hall,
students did school work in a relaxed
atmosphere that allowed for conversing
and snacking.
Among the society's other responsibilities was ushering at the Citizens for
Educational Freedom meeting held at St.
Joe's at the Open House for parents in
November.
Two members, Judy Sereno and Mary
Meyer, were nominated by the socie ty to
app ly for a Na t ional Honor Society
scholarship.
Reception into the society was held
in late April. Participation in school
functions, good character, and an 87 per
cent over al I average for seniors or a
90 per cent for juniors were necessary
to be nominated for membership.

Chris Caldwell , Ma r k Leuck , Barb Bill , Jeanette Brey, Lynn Walkowski , and Ben Guido wa ited for a
NHS meeting to begin .

TOP ROW: left to right, Mary Meyer , George Hammond ( pres . ). Bill Hughes , Ben Guido , Randy Viola . SECOND ROW : Mark Leuck, Tom Braun , Paul Kosteln ik ,
Barb Bill , Julie O'Connor . BOTTOM ROW : Lynn Walkowski , Judy Sereno ( sec .). Al Andrea , Jeanette Brey ( vice-pres .). Sue Schneider, Sue Jansky . MISSING : Chris
Caldwell (treas . ).

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Senior Staff

TOP ROW : left to right , Kitty Albrecht , Peggy Corrigan , Judy Sereno (yearbook editor ). Peggy Hugunin . SECOND ROW : Mark Leuck , Paul Kostelnik , Brad Bisciglia .
THIRD ROW : Julie O'Connor , Jeanette Brey ( editor ), Jane Dosemagen , Barb Bill , Cathi Carroll . BOTTOM ROW : Pat Piche, Sue Jansky , Ellen Kupfer, Lynn Walkowski
( editor ). MISSING : Chris Caldwell.

Judy Sereno pasted up news page.

Lynn Walkowski pasted down a headline on editorial page.

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Staffs use journalism techniques
The junior and senior Challenge staffs
applied in a practical way the fundamentals of journalism learned in the
course they took to their work on the
newspaper and yearbook.
Besides producing the September to
January monthly issues of the Challenge
and the final edition in May, the senior
staff also put together the yearbook.
The junior staff learned about journalism in the classroom during the first
semester of the year and then applied
their knowledge in the production of the
January to April editions of Challenge
during the second semeste r.
Ce leste La uer, Renee Ha mmond , and Karen Willem s proofread copy .

Roger Miner tried to make all the copy fit on sports
page .

Jane Dosemagen and Peggy Corr igan prepared picture page for publication .

Junior Staff

SEATED : left to right , Karen Willems , Ruth Hammond , Celeste Lauer , Marlene Downey , Mike Brey , Tom Landre ( ed itor ), Roger Miner , Cece Labanowsky ( editor ).
Renee Hammond ( editor ), Mary Crewe, Bridget King . MISSING : Peggy Harrison .

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TOP ROW: left to right, Lynn Walkow>ki (pres.), Jeanette Brey, Barb Bill, Kathy Aceto (sec.). SECOND ROW : Celeste Lauer, Linda Merkes, Cathy Szarafinski,
Carol Gorecki. THIRD ROW : Sue Jansky, Mary Werve, Linda Wasilevich , Karen Willems . BOTTOM ROW : Ellen Kupfer (vice-pres.). Robin Smith, Marie Doerfler ,
Sue Gallatin .

Future Teachers gain experience
The Future Teachers of America Club
was organized to give students interested
in the field of education an insight into
teaching.
Members acted as tutors and student
teachers in subjects they were interested
in. Field trips to special schools, such as
the Kenosha Montessori School , were
made to acquaint members with the different types of teaching.
In order to gain experience in dealing
with small children, FTA members gave
a Christmas party for the children of
migrant workers.
As a service to the school, club members also compiled a faculty directory
that was passed out to teachers at
Christmas time.

Sue Jansky, Chris Caldwell , and Sue Gallatin watched as Mrs . Mary Ann Brandt unwrapped a
present at the Christmas party.

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TOP ROW : left to right, Al Morris, Bill Rohlman, Mark Leuck (pres . ), lndre Bauza, Diana Merten . BOTTOM ROW : Peter Richards , Laura Kehrer , Cece Labanowsky,
Ellen Kupfer, Gina Madrigrano .

Debate, Forensics yield speakers
Even though there was no regular debate class this
year, the Debate Club continued to compete in tournaments, public-speaking contests, and student congresses all over southern Wisconsin . The teams
debated the topic Resolved: Congress should initiate,
subsidize, and enforce a program against water and
air pollution .
The following debaters have achieved the highest
degree possible, the Degree of Distinction : Mark Leuck,
lndre Bauza, and Diana Merten. Laura Kehrer, Bill
Rohlman, and Al Morris earned the Degree of Honor.
St. Joe's sponsored a practice student congress in
October and the official National Forensic League
Student Congress for 15 schools represented by about
100 students on March 20 .
A new event this year was the Wisconsin High
School Model United Nations held in Milwaukee on
the weekend of April 30 . Those St. Joe's students who
attended representatives of Sweden were I ndre Bauza,
Mark Leuck , Diana Merten, Laura Kehrer , and Barb
Bil I.
Laura Kehrer gave moving poetry interpret ations at forensics
meets .

This year the Forensics Club, inactive
last year , was reorganized . Though only
a few students participated, they did
very well . At the West Bend meet, St.
Joe's earned two red ribbons, two blue
ribbons, and one honorable ment ion .

Diana Merten and lndre Baun checked over their debate notes .

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Pep Club supports athletic teams
Newly organized this year to support athletic
events, Pep Club in itiated many creat ive ideas . The
club was most active dur ing Homecoming week . It
held a Blue-and-Gold Day to promote spirit for the
game and made signs for the queen and candidates '
cars.
In April , Pep Club held the first "All-Sports Dance"
to honor the players of all the various sports .
Pep Club also ushered at school functions.

Bill Petzke pasted an article on the wall outside homeroom 112.

Mary Kasal a jtis and Jane Dosemagen ushered at Variety Show.

TOP ROW : left to right , Tr icia Rafferty, Pat Luckey, Brigid Rafferty, Jackie Monroe, Pat Kloet , Mark Niccolai , Paul Mich , Dave Andrea , Tom Braun , Bill Wagner ,
Ra ndy Viola , Bill Loos, Joe Lind i, Rose Giannin i, Jane Dosemagen, Sue Herrmann , Kathy Hughes , Mary Guido, Lau ra Chiappetta . SECOND ROW : Joanice Brey,
Lau ra Kehrer, Sue Jansky, Li nda Viola , Julie Dell inger, Eileen Riley, Judy Borchardt, Na ncy Newberry, Sue Zumpano, Mary Wagner, Sue Titus, Carol Hammond ,
Cindy Szarafi nski, Ma rtha Sentiere, Lynn Walkowski, Ma ry Kasalajt is, Mary Mayer , Sue Link us . THIRD ROW : Sue Chiappetta, Beth Lewis, Renee Hammond Mary
Lynn Kinsey, Mary Crewe, Claud ia Coogan , Robin Forchette, Margaret Dowse, Kim Tizi, Ellen Kupfer, Debbie Pierangeli , Connie <!astellano, Kathy Hugun in , Theresa
Simo, Robin Sm ith , Kitty Albrecht . FOURTH ROW : Kathy Elsen , Yo-Yo Serio, Janice Romano , Donna McGovern, Mary Kreuser, Lorna Tenuta , Mary Theria ult , Chris
Wirtz, Lynn Werwie , Carol Bode, Nancy Lindi , Debbie Ch iappetta , Pat Zohlen , Kim Ruffolo , Clara Ruffolo . SEATED : Mike Wood ( promoter ), Rita Chiappetta
( vice-pres.), Ann Theriault ( pres.), Carla Cundar i ( sec.-treas .), Marc Maraccini ( promoter ). MISSING : Cathi Carroll .

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TOP ROW: left to right, Chuck Karabetsos, Louie Aceto, Tom Braun, Dennis Bode, Tim Schlenker, Pete Simo, Tom Bernacchi, Don Proko, Kevin Piery, George
Walker, John Ambro, Bob Bennett, Jim Richards. SECOND ROW : Eileen Lawler, Judy Borchardt, Nancy Newberry , Raeann Soule, Leslie Long, Laurie Pettey, Kay
Hannes, Jan Fargo, Cindy Seianas, Sue Herrmann (pres.), Sally Fischer, Nancy Gantzer, Sue Winkler, Judy Kaufmann, Sue Titus. THIRD ROW: Pat Sielski, Pat
Riley, Eileen Riley, Sandy Skowronski, Laurie Wilson, Cece Labanowsky (sec-treas.), Kathy Massie, Claire Schmitz, (vice-pres . ), Donna Thomas, Theresa Connelly,
Mary Lee Gregorin, Marijane Mader, Yvonne Bilak, Laura Chiappetta. BOTTOM ROW: Denise DeLabio, Lynn Werwie, Pat Zohlen, Margie Daum, Dianne Tillack,
Marie Doerfler, Robin Smith, Sue Gallatin, Carol Bode, Sarah Walker, Peter Richards. MISSING : Theresa Forchette, Peggy Harrison, Carol Kalis, Jamie Kaufmann,
Sue Kolstad, Terry Schlenker.

Ski Club takes trip to La Crosse
The highlight of the year for the Ski
Club was the weekend ski trip to Mt.
La Crosse in February. Members who
went on the trip stayed at the Bluff
View Motel in La Crosse.
Ski Club was open to students in any
class who were interested in skiing.
Meetings were held at members' houses
about every two weeks during the ski
season.

Laurie Wilson and Cece Labanowsky got ready to board the bus for La Crosse.

Ski Club officers, Cece Labanowsky, Sue Herrmann, and
Schmitz took time out from skiing to pose for a picture.

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Sue Titus looked on ;1s Laurie Pettey struggled to
put on her skis.

Art Club encourages creativity

Art Club acted as an evening extension
of class for those students with a serious
interest in art.
Meeting once a week for two hours,
members were encouraged to do creative work in a variety of media. Some
of the projects included jewelry and
other metal work, painting, batiking,
and creative stichery.
Sistor Honora Stacy, club moderator,
invited Mr. Harry Madahgian, a professional Racine artist, to come to the
Monday night meeting to help those students interested in painting.

Sue Titus, Nancy Flocker, Julie Dellinger, and Jane Brydges viewed the art exhibit in the lobby .

TOP ROW: left to right, Roseann Duczak, Kevin Piery, Mark Onosko, Jeff Strom, Scott Sterelczyk (pres.), Mike Antony. SECOND ROW : Laurie Moyer, (sec . ). Nancy
Flocker, Kathy Massie (vice-pres.). Sue Bugalecki, Linda Merkes, Lewis Aceto, Peter Richards . THIRD ROW : Mary Epping, Mercy Haun, Linda Lundell, Pat Fonk,
Darya Karajankovich, Jeanne Tunkieicz. BOTTOM ROW : Debbie Frasheski, Julie Dellinger, Joe Molinaro, Carol Gebhart, Laurie Seremjian , Mary Crewe. MISSING :
Jane Brydges, Jean Gebhart .

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TOP ROW: left to right, Robin Winsor , Sally Fischer, Linda Baumann , Ruth Wojtak , Donna Thomas . SECOND ROW : Maria Lampada, Marie Behling, Sue Gallo,
Marie Doerfler , Charlene Zuchowski. THIRD ROW : Mary Mayer, Margie St . Louis, Jeri Vincent , Maureen Heinisch, Clara Ruffolo . BOTTOM ROW : Gemma
DeBartolo, Lisa Wood, Kim Raiman , Anne Schumacher, Toni Ancona, Debbie Kreuser . MISSING : Julie Baron, Mary Gifford , Catherine Grochowski, Ellen Kupfer ,
Terry Murphy, Linda Wasilevich , Patty Williamson . SECOND SEMESTER LIBRARY AIDES : Karla Brehm, Ellen Duczak , Beth Filippello, Victorine Irving, Jo
Kliebenstein, Therese Rosenfeldt, Celeste Lauer, Roberta Herrmann .

Library Aides serve students

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Cataloguing books, running errands,
and retrieving wanted materials from
the book stacks were only a few of the
services provided by the library aides .
The aides gave up a few of their study
halls each week to serve students and
help the librarian, Sr . Crescentine Brill.
In that way, the aides also learned how
a library is operated.

Joe Fonk returned a magazine to library aide , Jeri Vincent.

Sr. Crescentine Brill typed out overdue book notices .

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Camera Club clicks
The duties of the Camera Club greatly
increased this year. Besides taking the
pictures appearing in the school newspaper and yearbook, the club sold
photos taken at Homecoming and took
130 group shots for the CYO Search retreat. For a small fee, the group also
took personal pictures.
Besides taking pictures, Camera Club
members developed and printed all their
own work.

Paul Kostelnik developed pictures for the " Challenge."

TOP ROW : Renee Hammond . SECOND ROW : left to right, Mark Petersen, Frank Liu, Paul Kostelnik (pres.). Mike Antony . THIRD ROW : Laurie Moyer, Linda
Merkes , Jean Marsden, Sara Johnson . BOTTOM ROW : Julie Dellinger, Joe Lindi, Richard Mich, Karen Willems .

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TOP ROW: left to right, Jim Rygiel, George Walker, Mark Onosko, Mark Petersen, Mark Schumacher, Mike Gorman, Paul Kostelnik, Mike Antony, Richard Mich .
SECOND ROW: Richard Vignieri, Lewis Aceto, Frank Liu, John Ambro, Kevin Hammond, Bob Bennett, Bob Jilk. THIRD ROW: Maureen Heinisch, Louise Lippert,
Jean Marsden, Bridget King, Margaret Gajdos, Mary Gifford, Sara Johnson. BOTTOM ROW: Ellen Kupfer, Jean Mantuano, John Kulbacki, Maria Bilotto, Lisa Wood .

Stage Crew sets the scenes
The duties of St. Joe's stage crew
extended beyond the school plays and
shows. The crew did all the behind-thescenes work for anyone using the auditorium. Their jobs included making and
painting scenery and props, setting up
the lights and controlling the sound
system, playing any necessary taped recordings, and accomplishing quick scene
changes.
The group had a flexible membership
and included students from every class,
both boys and girls.

Mr . Tom Patton (background) watched as stage crew moved the wrestling set offstage during the
Variety Show.

Mark Petersen played recorded music for an act
during the Variety Show .

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TOP ROW : left to right, Jean Bednarowicz, Terri Servais, Ruth Hammond, Sue Stanley, Denise Kolmos, Jeanette Brey (pres.), Linda Merkes, Margaret Gajdos , Sue
Gallo . SECOND ROW : Colleen Patrick, Jane Andrea, Pat Kloet, Cathy Szarafinski (vice-pres.), Maggie Stahl, Julie Baron, Jane Van Hazinga, Yvonne Bilak (treas.),
Debbie Fonk. THIRD ROW : Rae Henoch, Michelle Trottier, Celeste Lauer, Eva Wielgat, Louise Lippert, Beth Panlener, Tonia Neustifter, Laura Kehrer (sec.), Mary
Kasalajtis . BOTTOM ROW : Nancy Lindi, Barb Pulera, Laurie Moyer, Pat Riley, Karen Willems, Ellen Kupfer , Vicky Patterson, Paula Kormann , Margaret Hawbaker .
MISSING : Peggy Corrigan, Cammie Gray .

French Club mixes fun with study
Le Cercle Francais, made up of only
second, third, and fourth-year French
students, was reorganized this year.
At Christmas, the group caroled in
French at Midway Manor, Brookside
Sanitarium , and members' homes. They
then held a party at Rae Henoch's house.
In addition , Le Cercle Francais organized a bake sale and sold food at their
Mardi Gras booth .
Each member corresponded in French
with two secret pals during the year .
The club also purchased identification
pins for each member.

Informality marked club meetings.

Le Cercle Francais members gathered at Rae Henoch's house after caroling.

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Rae Henoch and Laura Kehrer prepared refreshments at a club
meeting.

TOP ROW : left to right, Gina
Madrigrano (director of
sports), Leslie Long (treasurer) . BOTTOM ROW : Connie
Castellano (acting president),
Susie Gallatin (secretary).

GAA organizes girls' sports
New at St. Joe's this year was the
Girls' Athletic Association. In their first
year the club formulated a constitution,
set up an executive board, and raised all
its own funds.
Softball and badminton leagues were
formed. Sophomores were softball champions. Both singles' and doubles' divisions were established for badminton .
Informal volleyball and basketball games
were also played.
Any member of the GAA may, like

any boy, earn a letter for partcipat1on
in organized sports.
Also in its first year was the St. Joseph
Bowling League. Although not an official
GAA activity, it could be used as credit
toward a letter. Fifteen members of this
league participated in the Wisconsin
State Bowling Tournament and were
eligible for either special
honors,
patches, or trophies for their performances.

Elizabeth Stevens reached to catch a ball from
a teammate during a GAA game .
Miss Donna Smits refereed the GAA basketball game .

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TOP ROW : left to right , Dave Robillard , Tom Heller, Bill Hughes , Randy Viola, Brad Bisciglia (pres . ), Dave Manka , Chris Vranak . SECOND ROW : Matt Werve , Paul
Mich , Dale Bahr , Al Andrea , Bill Petzke, Keith Kenaga, Larry Nelson , Andy Rieschl , Dick Althaus, Marc Maraccini , Jeff Strom . THIRD ROW: Linda Baumann ,
Karla Bielewicz, Debbie Gott , Laurie Pettey , Cathy Szarafinski, Mary Kemps, Linda Viola, Jane Van Hazinga, Shelley Host, Sue Schneider , Maureen Carroll , Pat
Kloet , Terri Servais, Paulette Englund. BOTTOM ROW: Jackie Monroe, Ann Theriault (vice-pres .). Jan Ling , Colleen Patrick , Peggy Hugunin, Georgia Becker,
Debbie Oster, Karen Nass, Judy Sereno, Cathi Carroll , Eva Wielgat. MISSING: Chris Caldwell, Bill Crist , Sue Kolstad , Dennis Meo .

A Cappello leads student Masses
A Cappella sang at many student
Masses this year. Besides the traditional
caroling through the halls and at the
Christmas Concert , A Cappella sang at
the Christmas assembly, at Midnight
Mass, and at the Fifth Annual WorshipTogether Mass, on October 18 .
For its Variety Show number , A Cappel la performed a medley from Paint
Your Wagon.
The group also sang a medley from
Paint Your Wagon, Hosanna to the Son
of David, I'm Gonna Sing, Ave Maria,
From Sea to Shining Sea, and Exsultate
Deo on the record cut by the Music Department.
Spring Concert wound up the group 's
offic ial performances for this year .
Keith Kenaga (far right) checked to see that Paul Mich, Dale Bahr, and Tom Heller were singing .

A Cappella sang at the Ash Wednesday Mass.

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Madrigals compete as swing choir
The Madrigals, who were classified as
a "swing choir" in competition this year,
performed in the Christmas and Spring
Concerts and caroled at St. Joseph's
Home for the Aged.
The group entertained incoming fresh·
men at an assembly in January with
Hello , Dolly and sang Both Sides Now
and Alexander's Ragt ime Band on the
Music Department record.
Madrigals' 20 members were chosen
from the A Cappel la Choir.

Dennis Meo, Marc Maraccini , Linda Viola , Sue Kolstad , and Colleen Patrick didn ' t have the music
memorized .

The Madrigals practiced at Thursday evening meetings .

Brad Bisciglia and Bill Hughes sang out at practice.

TOP ROW : left to right, Dave Manka , Andy Rieschl , Marc Maraccini , Larry Nelson , Bill Petzke, Alex Andrea , Dale Bahr , Brad Bisciglia , Bill Hughes . BOTTOM
ROW : Linda Baumann , Jackie Monroe , Linda Viola , Jan Ling , Debbie Oster , Paulette Englund , Judy Sereno , Pat Kloet , Terri Servais . MISSING : Sue Kolstad , Dennis
Meo, Colleen Patrick.

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Tomorrow's Children sing folk

With a repertoire including old folk
songs such as He's Got the Whole World
in His Hands and new songs like Br idge
Over Troubled Water and Raindrops
Keep Fa lling O n My Head , Tomorrow's
Children revealed both their versatility
and true folk background .
The group, which had members from
every class, performed in the Variety
Show and in the Christmas and Spring
Concerts. It also sang at such diverse
functions as the Forrester's birthday
meeting at St. Thomas Parish and a
meeting of the Kenosha Business Women
at the Elk's Club.
For the Music Department's record,
Tomorrow's Child ren sang Run and
Catch the Wind .

Sara Jonnson and Snelley Host warmed up before pract ice .

TOP ROW : left to right, Sarah Wa lker, Sa ra Johnson, Pat McKenna { pres.), Barb Bill , Mary Lee Gregori n, Sue Zumpano , Pa ulette Wood , Donn a Niccola i. SEATED :
Shelley Host , Jean Ca rell i, Virg in ia King , Ba r b Beard sley.

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TOP ROW : left to right, Laurie Pettey, Cindy Seianas, Karla Bielewicz, Cathy Szarafinski, Renee Hammond, Mary Kemps, Mary Werve, Maureen Carroll , Jane Van
Hazinga . SEATED: Sue Gallo, Colleen Patrick , Ann Theriault , Peggy Hugunin (pres . ), Nancy Lindi, Eva Wielgat . MISSING : Georgia Becker.

Lancettes sing with style
The Lancettes' most popular selection
this year was The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. This medley, a long with other
selections, was sung by the 16 girls in
the Variety Show, Christmas Concert,
and at a St. Mary's Altar Society Christmas breakfast.
The Lancettes sang at the closing

Eucharistic Day Mass and the Ash
Wednesday student body Mass .
Furthering ecumenism, the Lancettes
also sang at a Baptist Mother-Daughter
Dinner in May.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and Let
There Be Peace On Earth were sung by
the Lancettes on the all-chorus record.

Lancette members practiced once a week to prepare for their various performances .

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TOP ROW : left to right , Sue Stanley , Jane Harrington, Pat Luckey , Sue Bernacchi , Jean Gebhart, Sandy Skowronski, Julie Baron , Linda Horvatin . SECOND ROW :
Lynn Werwie, Mary Wistrand , Donna McGovern , Beth Panlener , Sue Winkler , Marilyn Wilson , Yvonne Bilak . THIRD ROW : Sharon Tunkieicz , Wanda Fliess, Vicky
Patterson , Pat Gruber, Joyce Scuglik , Mary Guido, Judy Nelson , Jeannie Muszynski. BOTTOM ROW : Kathy Elsen , Pam Alfano, Robin Forchette , Debbie Frasheski ,
Diane Montemurro, Gladys Bosisio, Pat Riley . MISSING : Laura Lentine, Pam Piche .

Girls' Glee combine voices
Fifty-eight girls meeting dur ing two
separate c la ss period s compr ised Girls '
Glee Cl ub t his yea r. Although the
m ajor ity were sop hom ores , juniors and
sen iors were also represented .
Bes ides part ic ipating in the Christmas
and Spr ing Concerts, and the Music
Contest he ld Marc h 27, the Girl s' Glee
Club also perfor med Thoroughly Modern
Millie in t he Var iety Show .

TOP ROW : left to right, Cindy Seianas , Carol Gorecki , Rae Ann Kramer , Jean Marsden , Diane Lichter , Debbie Funk , Pat Zoerner, Judy Olszewski. SECOND ROW :
Laurie Wilson , Mary Jo Luciani, Carol Gebhart , Kathy Massie, Mary Piering, Beth Crewe . THIRD ROW : Pat Smith, Ida Cairo , Sue Gallo , Jean Carelli, Chris Leto,
Linda Schall. BOTTOM ROW : Kathy Kratowicz , Julie Dellinger , Anna Vincent, Sara Johnson, Mickey Miletta, Barbara Pulera .

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TOP ROW : left to right, Pat Matusek, Gail Bose , Paulette Wood , Tom Greidanus, Jim Althaus, Terry Loendorf, Kathy Furno , Mary Wagner , Sue Lobacz, Mary Pat
Johnson. SECOND ROW : Robin Smith , Kathy Hugunin, Marie Doerfler , Chris Duncan , Jeff Flasch, Tim Seymour, Craig Bodven, Mary Host, Diane DiBella, Barbara
Hanson . THIRD ROW : Janice Romano, Sue Chiappetta, Janet Gentile, John Kulbacki, Tom Hagerty, Chuck Karabetsos, Joe Molinaro, Kathy Gironimi, Sarah
Walker, Donna Niccolai.

Sophomores sing novelty songs
Meeting twice a week, the 47 members of the Sophomore Mixed Chorus
achieved an individual sound their first
year as chorus members.
They initiated a new type of choreography to go along with their Variety
Show number, Sunrise, Sunset . For the
Christmas Concert and assembly for incoming freshmen, they sang the novelty
number, Santa's Using Zebras Now.
Their contribution to the record and
Spring Concert was Sunrise, Sunset.

Kathy Hugunin, Sandy Foreman , Paulette Wood , Janet Gentile, Joe Loizzo, Jim McKenna, Jim Althaus and Jon Olson practiced
their selection for the all.chorus record .

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TOP ROW : left to right , Mark Antony , Mark Casey , Bill Sturino. SECOND ROW : Craig Bodven , Pam Thomas , Jim Haas , John Bruneau , Jim Schultz, Carol Arentz ,
Mike Moczulewsk i, Jim Placzkowski , Larry Schnuck , Curt Hanrahan , Brian Pfarr, Chris McMahon . BOTTOM ROW : Michele Bruneau , Denise Kolmos, Ernie
Getschman , Debbie Price , Frankie Gillespie, Jean Bednarow icz , Rich Bilotto.

Band becomes more involved
The band became more involved in
school activities th is year . Popular hits
Ii ke Twenty-five or Six to Four and Color
My World sounded through the auditorium during the Variety Show and the
assembly for the incoming freshmen .
The band added spirit to the football
and basketball games and the pep
assemblies they played at. They also
accompanied the singers in the school
musical , Hello, Dolly! Their musical year
ended with the Spr ing Concert in May .

Accompanied by Sue Schneider, Curt Hanrahan performed his own composition
in the Variety Show .

The band promoted school spirit by playing at football games .

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Sports

Overall, the 1970-71 St. Joseph sports seasons were good. Besides improving athletic abilities and setting records, sports led to personal growth by
its demanding practice routines and team responsibilties.
The Cross Country team finished its best season with a 5-1-1 record.
Although the football team didn't attain its goal of a 9-0 record, it did
have a winning season (5-3-1 ).
The basketball team compiled the school's best record, 18-4, and placed
second in the Catholic Conference.
The wrestling team improved this year, too, taking second in regionals
and sixth in state.
Hopes are high at press time for good track and baseball seasons.

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Lettermen excel in sports~ service
The Letterman Club, or "J" Club, is
composed of athletes who have earned
letters in any school sport.
The club extended its activities this
year by establishing itself as a service
organization. At the beginning of the
year, football lettermen ushered at and
served for a school Mass. Later in the
year, letterman cordonned off the
basketball court during half-time to keep
spectators off the playing area. Letterwrestlers ran the Alumni Tournament,
and all lettermen promoted games and
sold candy to he lp pay athletic expenses.
Future plans include the return of the
letter swea te r and a dance to honor the
le t termen a nd c heerleaders.
Next year's officers are Malco lm
Ma hone, pre sident; Joe Pillizzi, vicepresident; Paul Mich, secreta ry; a nd
Greg Soule, treasurer.

Next year 's J-Club officers are Paul Mich , secretary ; Greg Soule, treasurer ;
Joe Pillizzi, vice-president; Ma lcolm Mahone, president .

All the game scores were posted outside homeroom 112 .
Letterman Fr an k Ventura tried to sell candy bars to Sam Loiuo .

TOP ROW : left to right , Dave Robillard , Brian Portilia , Mark Desris, Ben Guido, Malcolm Mahone, Bill Hughes , Tom Heller , Greg Soule, Vince Pozza , Chuck
Naumowich , John Forchette, Paul Pulera, Brad Bisciglia . SECOND ROW : Tom Williamson , John Beaumier, Dick Althaus , Mike Becker, Randy Viola, Stan Sielski,
Rick Wojtak, Ken Streblow, Matt Bosisio, Warren Lewis, Mike Higgins , Joe Lindi. THIRD ROW : Bob McQuestion , Glen Milkus , Tom Geronimi , Joe Pillizzi , Bill
Loos , Bill Arneson , Frank Ventura , Dave Andrea , Tom Braun , Dan Winkler , Tony Caruso. BOTTOM ROW : Tom Landre , Terry Willems , Mike Pecnick, John
Aiello, Jim Kupfer , Paul Mich , Bill Petzke, Pete Mich , Larry Nelson , Tom Zongolowicz , Jim Makouske .

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Cheerleaders lead spirited classes

TOP ROW: left to right, Debbie Chiappetta, Yo-Yo Serto. SECOND ROW : Nancy Newberry,
captain; Carla Cundari, Sue Schneider. THIRD ROW: Kim Ruffolo, Kitty Albrecht, Pat
Zohlen.

Football cheers were led by Kim Ruffolo,
Albrecht , Yo-Yo Serio, and Carla Cundari.

Kit

The cheerleader's job isn't easy. She has to generate pep and enthusiasm when the team is 20 points behind, as well as when it's 20 points
ahead.
With the help of Miss Donna Smits, moderator, the cheerleaders took
part in a variety of activities this year. The first activity was held at Lake
Mills, Wisconsin, and was staged by the NCA. At this all-day clinic the
cheerleaders learned new cheers, techniques, and crowd control.
An overnight in Madison on November 6 gave the cheerleaders the
chance to learn new cheers and then compete against one another the
next day.
The final clinic in early December was held at UW-Milwaukee . The
UWM cheerleaders organized a contest period and a period for exchanging ideas and pep-assembly thoughts .
These activities, along with a six-day camp attended by Nancy Newberry, Sue Schneider, Pat Zohlen and
Kit Albrecht , provided the cheerleaders with a variety of styles in
cheers, money-raising ideas, and techniques in spirit and crowd control.

TOP : Kathy Elsen . SECOND ROW : left to right , Lynn Werwie , Chris Wirtz. THIRD ROW : Vicky Patterson,
Janice Romano . BOTTOM ROW : Suzanne Zumpano, captain .

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The cheerleaders asked for heavenly help before the
St. Cat's game.

TOP ROW: left to right, Mal Mahone, Brian Portilia, Mike Becker, John Forchette, Greg Soule, Mike Quinn , Randy Viola, captain; Mike
Higgins, Chuck Naumowich, Jon Olson, Matt Bisciglia, Vince Pozza . SECOND ROW : Bob Koling, John Bruneau, Gary Pohlman, Bill Booker,
Mark Desris, Brad Bisciglia, Frank Ventura, Dennis Meo, Paul Pulera, Joe Loizzo, Coach Charles Vaughn, Coach Don Martin . BOTTOM
ROW: Matt Pfleger, Jim Gallo, Tom Landre, Pete Mich , Gary Leach, Bob McQuestion, Rick Llanas, Tom Aiello, Paul Mich, Tom Greidanus ,
Warren Lewis, Charlie Pignotti. MISSING : Dave Manka, Bill Crist , Ken Streblow.

The St. Joseph freshman football team
finished with one of the best records
ever, 5-1-1, and captured the city chamFreshman Football Record
pionship . They tied Bullen and lost to St. Joseph
Opponent
Lance.
18
St. Catherine
Dan Skurski was the team's leading
0
Bullen
scorer with six touchdowns and a con8
Washington
version . Quarterback Bob Mich followed
24
Lincoln
with three TD's and three conversions.
14
McKinley
One of Mike Engelmann's three touch22
Bullen
downs was on a 70-yard reverse run .
6
Lance

Malcom Mahone and Paul Pulera
prevented a Pio Nono touchdown .

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Varsity Footba 11 Record
Opponent
St. Joseph
Don Bosco
0
6
Marquette
31
Messmer
14
Pio Nono
6
Pius
0
St. Catherine
44
Cathedral
21
Memorial
67
Dominican

TOP ROW: left to right, Coach Don Martin, Tom Fulmer, Mark Casey, Bob Mich, Dave DeBerge ,
Gary Pfarr, George Slivon, Mike Bonell, Mike Messina, Dave Greidanus, Jim Loewen, Dave Topolovec,
Dave Crewe, John Frenner , Joe Fonk, Gary Meyer, Coach Robert Karnes, Tom Barnhill, Jim Zongolo·
wicz . BOTTOM ROW: Bob Kupfer, Mike Mader, Mark St . Germain, George Burnett, Dan Skurski,
Rick Renzulli, Brian Platt, Pete Wasilevich, John Werner, Wally Levonowich, Mike Englemann.

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0
0

0
2

0
6
8

John Forchette and Mike Higgins ( 28) scrambled
to finish Higgins' tackle.

0
27
20
13
15
26
0
14
32

A close analysi s of the 1970 Lancer
football season shows , as in the past, the
Lancers held their own on defense but
couldn ' t jell their offense enough to
balance their game. In the first six games
the Lancers produced 57 points .
A complete turnabout, however ,
occurred in the last half of the season .
In the last three games the Lancers
outscored their opponents 127 to 46 . A
close loss to Pius in the middle of the
season seemingly deflated title hopes ,
but the team managed to finish a respectable season with a 5-3-1 record.
Five of Coach Bob Carbone ' s charges
received All-Conference honors at the
end of the year : Frank Ventura , Randy
Viola, Dennis Meo, Paul Pulera, and Rick
Llanas. Senior starters also finishing up
were Dave Robillard , Chuck Naumowich,
Brad Bisciglia , Mike Higgins, Bob McQuestion, Vince Pozza, and Warren
Lewis .
Brian Portilia was elected next year 's
captain and Paul Pulera MVP . Rick
Llanas was WISN back of the week .

Grapplers improve
this season

TOP ROW : left to right , Coach Frank Matrise , Bill Crist , Ken Strehlow, Rick Wojtak ,
Glen Milkus, Frank Ventura . SECOND ROW : Tom Braun, Ron Wojtak, Frank Principe ,
Terry Willems, captain . BOTTOM ROW : Bill Petzke, Tom Barnhill , Mark Schumacher,
Rick Blank .
Coach Frank
trophy from
Tournament.

Matrise brought home a
the Wisconsin Lutheran

TOP ROW : left to right, Coach Tim Bre uh l, Joe Molinaro, Ray Renzulli , Mike Qu in n,
Mark St. Germain, Coach John Wierzbi ck i. SECOND ROW : Ma r ty Ventura , Bob
Jil k, Greg Para d ise . MISSING : Ch ris Du nca n.

The Lancer j.v. wrestlers did such a
fine job that many also wrestled varsity .
Sophomore Mike Quinn (heavy
weight) defeated Margon Brown of Holy
Trinity in his first varsity match and
finished with a 4-1 record . Freshman
George Burnett also wrestled varsity and
compiled a 7-1 overall record .

Ron Wojtak took a n opponent to the mat .

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Although the Lancer wrestlers d id not
bring the trophy back to St. Josep h, they
finished with an improved record of 8-4,
ranking fourth in the conference dua l
meets .
The matmen placed fourth at Conference, second at Regionals, and sixth at
State.
At Conference, Rick Blank took first ,
with Terry Willems, Bill Crist, and Frank
Ventura placing second . Ron Wojtak,
Glen Milkus, and Rick Wojtak placed
fourth . These seven , along with To m
Barnhill and Frank Principe, qua lified for
State. Willems, Milkus , Ventura, and
Rick Wojtak took fourth place at State .
Outstanding wrestlers this season
were Rick Blank ( 22-5), Frank Ventura
(20-6), Terry Willems (19-8), and Glen
Milkus ( 18-9) .
Next year 's captain is Ken Streblow,
and this year's MVP was Captain Terry
Willems .

Varsity Wrestling Record
O pponent
St. Joseph
Dominican
27
Marquette
14
Round Lake
22
Pius
17
Cathedral
37
Loyola
27
Memorial
25
Don Bosco
13
25
St. Catherine
St. Patrick
28
Holy Trinity
32
Pio Nono
18

20

23
21

32
11
17
21

34
17
13

14
26

Cagers swish
through winning season
The 1970-'71 Lancer basketba ll team
finished second in the conference with a
13-3 record and an 18-4 overall record.
The re were many examples of fine
tea m a nd individual efforts. Beloit Catho lic saw th e La nce rs score 11 points in
an ove rt ime to win. In the game against
Pius, the team pulled through with a
one-point victory. For the first time in
the school's histo ry the Lancer team

defeated Ma rquette. Ranked second in
state, St. Catherine, Conference champion spoiled the Lancers' bid for the
State Tournament when the Angels
defeated them in the reional finals.
Ju nior Malco lm Mahone was fourth
hi ghest scorer in the conference, averaging 17 points per game. He made the Al 1Conference First Team. Senior Tom
He ll e r made the second team.

Two more points were scored by the Lancers.

CENTER BOTTOM : left to right, Managers: Charlie Pignotti, Larry Nelson , Ernie Getschmann . STANDING : Pete Mich , John Aiello, Mark Vitkus, John
Wermeling, Bill Hughes, co-captain ; Tom Heller, Mal Mahone, Coach Dan Chubrillo, Greg Soule, John Forchette, Mike Fonk, Mike Higgins, co-captain ;
Dave Andrea, Dan Winkler, Bill Loos .

Greg Soule stayed with his man from Pio Nono .

Tom Heller aimed
free-throw line.

from

the

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Varsity Basketba 11 Record
Opponents
Joseph
St.
Milwaukee West
71
St. Cather ine
39
Marquette
53
Memorial
75
Cathedral
50
Don Bosco
58
Belo it Catholic
61
Piu s
56
Dominican
93
Notre Dame
56
Pio Nono
78
St. Bonaventure
65
Lake Zurich
62
Messmer
86
St. Catherine
50
Marquette
49
Memorial
74
Cathedral
63
Don Bosco
57
St. Mary
82
Pio Nono
79
St . Catherine
44

51
47
40
41
56
39
51
54
51
35
61
57
49
44
60
43
38
50
51
30
47
51

Fans watch winning teams

TOP ROW : left to right, Joe Loixzo, Steve Nelson , Jim Giovannoni, Dave Pikna, Mark Desris , captain.
SECOND ROW: Tom Cucciare, manager; Jamie Kaufmann, Matt Bisciglia , Tom Aiello, Kevin Brunner,
manager. THIRD ROW : Charlie Pignotti, manager ; Kim Corrigall, Gary Kalis, Ernie Getschmann,
manager. MISSING : Jeff Kemen, Gary Leach, Mark Serpe.

The freshman basketball team was
City Champion with a 12-0 record. The
frosh lost only one game, to St. Catherine, and were 15-1 over a 11 for the
season.
Mike Mader was the highest scorer.
The other starters were Joe Fonk, Brian
Platt, Dan Skurski, and Jim Zongolowicz,
who alternated with Bob Mich at forward.

Freshman Basketball Record
Opponent
St. Joseph
Lance
44
Washington
46
Bullen
47
McKinley
47
St. Catherine
52
Lincoln
64
Pio Nono
55
Lance
54
Washington
39
St. Catherine
47
53
Pio Nono
Bullen
47
McKinley
56
Lincoln
43
Lance
53
Washington
64

34
30
42
25
46
34
52
35
29
49
36
38
39
31
42
49

The sophomore basketball team
finished with a 11-8 record. Led by
Captain Mark Desris, the team defeated
the eventual Conference champions, Don
Bosco, 49-42. One of the highlights of
the season was an overtime win against
Pio Nono 44-43.
Steve Nelson was the team's high
scorer, averaging 16 points per game.

Sophomore Basketbal I Record
Opponents
St. Joseph
41
West Division
62
St. Catherine
49
Marquette
82
Memorial
41
Cathedral
49
Don Bosco
56
Beloit Catholic
47
Pius
54
Dominican
51
Notre Dame
44
Pio Nono
78
St. Bonaventure
61
Lake Zurich
53
Messmer
71
St. Catherine
52
Marquette
66
Memorial
60
Cathedral
48
Don Bosco
Malcolm
corner.

Mahone shot from

38
61
43
59
42
42
71
66
67
36
43
43
37
56
75
61
50
48
58

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TOP ROW : left to right, Mike Finn , Joe Fonk , Wally Levonowich, Jeff Blise, Richard Mich , manager.
SECOND ROW : Mark Antony, manager; Brian Platt, Dan Skurski, Robert Mich , Dave Crewe. THIRD
ROW : Jim Zongolowicz , Dave Aiello, Terry Schlenker, Jerry Zastrow, Tom Fulmer. MISSING : Mike Mader .

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Golf team pursues winning season

From left: John Aiello, Mark Serpe, John Wermeling, George Hammond (captain), Bill Arneson, Tom Aiello, Hugh Boysen .

April
April
April
April
April
May
May
May
May
May
May

J.V. Baseball Schedule
Marquette
Union Grove
Wisconsin Lutheran
Pio Nono
Pio Nono
l St. Catherine
4 Dominican
6 Messmer
13 St. Catherine
15 Bradford
18 Pius

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17
19
22
24

April
April
April
April
April
April
April
April
April
May
May
May
May
May

Varsity Baseball Schedule
3 Wisconsin Lutheran
10 Salem
13 Marquette
15 St. Bonaventure
17 Union Grove
20 Notre Dame
22 Pio Nono
27 Don Bosco
29 Cathedral
4 Dominican
6 Messmer
11 Memorial
13 St. Catherine
18 Pius

Paul Pulera warmed up before a
game.

Baseball team defends state crown

TOP ROW: left to right, Rick Llanas, Mike Higgins, Bruce Chwala, Coach Lee Hlavka . SECOND ROW: Bob Kappus, Mike Becker,
Paul Pulera . MISSING: Brian Portilia.

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CC, track
show promise

TOP ROW: left to right, Joe Lindi, John Beaumier, captain ; Craig Govekar, Tom Williamson. BOTTOM
ROW : Ray Fredericksen, Gary O'Lesky, Ray Beaumier, Kevin Brunner, Dave Jones .

The 1970 cross-country team finished
this year with its best record, 5-1-1. At
Conference the team placed eleventh and
at State, seventh.
Captain John Beaumier became the
State Champion. Beaumier lost only one
meet this year, and that to Chuck LaRose
of St. Catherine. Beaumier was most
valuable runner.
Kevin Brunner is next year's captain.

TOP ROW: left to right, George Chart, Bill Hughes, Tom Williamson, Tom Heller. SECOND ROW: Tom Thompson, Jim Schultz,
Dave Anderson, Matt Bisciglia, Dave Kirsch, Gary Pohlman, Ben Guido, John Makouske, Jim Kupfer, Dave Robillard, Frank
Simo, Joe Pilliui, Jim Gallo, Mark Niccolai, Craig Govekar, John Beaumier, John Olson. BOTTOM ROW : Jim Giovannoni,
Kevin Brunner, Mike Engelmann, Ron Kirsch, Tom Zongolowicz, Ray Beaumier, Mike Chiappetta, Ray Fredericksen, Gary
O'Lesky, Bill Helminger, Bob Kupfer, Greg Merkes, Bob Gardener.

Cross Country Record
Opponent
St. Joseph
De Sales
22
Marquette
38
Bradford
28
Dominican
25
De Sales
21
Bradford
25
26
Messmer

36
23
28
32
40
31
29

April 13
April 23
April 26
April 20
May
l
May
6
May
8
May 15
May 22

Track Schedule
Wilmot
Messmer
Pio Nono
Tremper
St. Catherine
Bradford
Pius Relay
Conference
State

Ben Guido led the track team around the gym one
more time.

Trackmen loosen up.

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Tennis team has high hopes

Ap r il 19
Apri l 21
Apr il 27
Apr il 28
Apr il 29
May 11
May 12
May 15
May 18
May 20-22

Tennis Sc hedule
Bradford
Marquette
St. Catherine
Marquette
Pio Nono
Pio Nono
Burlington
Conference
Prarie School
State
TOP ROW : left to right , Coach Robert Karnes, Mike Brey, Ma rk Niesen, Terry Loendorf, Gary Leach, Pa ul Gifford . SECOND
ROW : Mike Pecnick, Matt Bosisio , Dan Winkler, Terry Flat ley, Dave Andrea .

lntramurals encourage class unity
Every year intramural basketball competition gives guys not on the basketball
and wrestling teams a chance to participate in sports . Kids form teams in thei r
homerooms. If t here aren't e nough fo r
a team, rooms double up . At the end of
the year, classes hold tournaments and
the winners get trophies .

Intramural
Champions
Seniors :
101 and 108
Juniors:
202 and 228
Sophomores :
316
Freshmen :
303 and 307

Paul Pu lera helped his homeroom score intramural points .

Art Llanas battled Mike Hulko and Chuck Naumowich for a basket.

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Student Life
Student life at St. Joe's embodied good times with friends at dances,
and parties, as well as in classes.
For the first time student life also included music during lunch periods.
This provided pleasure for some, more noise for others.
All-school Masses were celebrated more often, and this year classes of
students were offered the chance to attend Mass during the week.
Sports fans cheered the basketball team to the school's best record; and
although their records weren't as good as last year's, the football and
wrestling teams didn't disappoint the school either.
A greater interest in school affairs indicated a growing sense of layalty
at St. Joe's.

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French IV showed off the football mums the senior girls received from the senior guys.

A nervous Judy Borchardt picked her question
from Bill Wagner at the assembly for Homecoming candidates.

HomecQming pins symbolized St. Joe's spirit.

Queen expresses feelings
The experiences of Homecoming 1970
were shared and remembered by everyone. Perhaps the greatest thing to me
was the wonderful feeling of being such
a part of St. Joe's . The honor, the happiness, and the joyful tears are something
I will experience only once in my life,
but they will be imprinted in my
memory forever.
Michelle Trottier,
1970 Homecoming Queen

Mike Jurasewicz, Mark Niccolai, Bill Rafferty, and Mike Wood added beauty and grace to the
Homecoming assembly.

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Members of each class carried up yearbooks in remembrance of the alumni during the Offertory procession of the Homecoming Mass .

Loyal freshmen led their float to Lakefront Stadium .

Bill Wagner, of the Acme Computer Service, broke the company's speed
record when he brought Bill Hughes the name of St. Joe's 1970 Homecoming
Queen .

Broken floats symbolized the end of a memory-filled week- end.

Sue Titus and Bruce Chawala shared a happy
moment at the Homecoming Dance.

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Interest leads to involvement

Brad Bisciglia made a third-period announcement while Terry Willems, Bob Mich, and
Father Esser patiently waited their turns .

Judy Gyurina snitched a french fry while
working during the lunch periods.

"The Crimson Bridge" entertained the student body.

Tom Zongolowicz found humor in his books during
monitor duty .

Mary Meyer, Julie Dellinger, and Dave Jacyna played the guitar at a student Mass .

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Student assemblies and open forums multiplied this year. There were assemblies to solicit
pledges for the Fund Drive, present student problems to Student Council, and to explain drug
abuse, patron drive, and a Clean-up Day.
The moods that the assemblies set ranged
from brotherhood, as displayed by the visiting
rock group, The Crimson Bridge, to rousing class
rivalry at the patron drive assembly.
Overall, a greater number of students became
actively involved in projects and publicly voiced
their opinions in hopes of influenceing others
at student gatherings.

Dave Pellegrino seemed intent on reaching the freezer past unconcerned Kim Alfano and Pam Piche.

Mark Niccolai made a wild attempt to beat Bill Rafferty to the
lockers.

Terry Bisciglia grabbed her notebook from Bill Petzke as Sonya Rodriguez and Gail Robsel watched
and ate.

Vince Pozza and Kay Hannes found time to share a moment
in the cafeteria .
Junior Judy Hagerty looked ahead at the senior
bulletin board.

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School life varies

Kathy Koderca and Donna McGovern didn't share Eric Albrecht's joy at being
photographed at a Student Council dance.

Steve Nelson wasn't part of the courtyard game
during this lunch period.

Mike Matusek, Tony Milisauskas, Roger Aiello, Mike Irish, and Pete Simo radiated the spirit of brotherhood at the same dance.

Linda Viola demonstrated her photogenic qualities to Leslie
long and Ben Guido during a dance break.

Sue Herrmann and Father Esser chatted a moment in his office.

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Jeff Kemen rested straight through the change-of-class bell.

To grow means to enlarge, strengthen,
blossom, to spread branches here and
there, hoping to catch a bit of maturity
on a wind-mingled leaf or bough .
Growth could be seen in many ways
at St. Joe's. Although students showed
off, laughed together, and had fun, there
were quiet times, too . Kids found t ime
to pray, to study, to monitor in the halls,
and to think.
After a year of growing, St. Joe's
students are no longer children climbing
trees to find security in dark chambers
of rough bark and shiny waxed leaves,
but can stand alone in the open fields,
gazing up at life, remembering without
regret the discovery of the sun .

Brian Warner monitored in the corridor during
his study hall.

Joya Del Conte found time to use
the lobby phone.

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Mr. Patton watched star pupil , Dave Limardi, blast off the scale
model rocket he made.

"Who Knows?"

"Peace" was the message Barb Bill, George Hammond, and Mark Leuck gave to their "Who Knows?" audience.

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Kit Albrecht, Dave Limardi , and Mike Higgins enjoyed a
funny moment at a Student Council Dance.

Whatever Chuck Naumowich said, it certainly broke Mike Pecnick 's heart .

Along with students, Mr .
Karnes took advantage of
the open courtyard privilege.

Bill Loos showed off his beautiful belly
button along with his gymnastic ability.

Chuck Karabetsos and Janice Romano kept dancing even though the music, as well
as Sara McConnell, and Jane Harrington stopped.

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Chuck Naumowich and Mark Niccolai sold barbeque for
Student Council to Mary Mayer and a band member .

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The 10 Mr. Sadie Hawkin's candidates were (from le~): Ben Guido, Roger Aiello, Tom Heller, Brad Bisciglia, Chuck
Naumowich, Dick Althaus, Frank Ventun, Dave Limardi, Paul Pulera, and Paul Douglas.

As Terry Keller looked the other way, Susie
Gallatin prayed her money would last the
rest of the night.

Amidst denim-clad couples sneezing and sliding in
the hay, Mr. Sadie Hawkins, Roger Aiello, climbed to
his throne atop the five-foot hay stack.
Although the band's music left much to be desired,
crack-the-whip and corsage-eating-contests compensated for the "undanceab le" songs.
A Sadie Hawkins first was having a real priest,
Father Spitz, perform the traditional Sadie Hawkins
marriage ceremony that united couples till midnight.
Smelling like a barn and camouflaged by hay,
couples trooped into restaurants where they were
welcomed by disbelieving stares. Then they went home
to a similar reception.

Roger Aiello was named Mr . Sadie Hawkins at the
January 31 festivities .

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Friendship develops maturity in students

Jackie Monroe, Rita Chiappetta, Michelle Trottier, Mike Pecnick, and Chuck Naumowich enjoyed working in the casual atmosphere
of honor study hal l.

Janice Romano seemed puzz1ed at what Pat Matusek thought was so
funny.

Marc Maraccini and Sue Schneider shook hands in hopes of a Lancer victory .

Barb Petersen demonstrated yoga in her religion class .

Chuck Karabetsos and Lynn Werwie made a mad dash to get to class.

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Students share 1n
many experiences

Denise Ridolfi and Bill Crist boarded the bus after a hard day at school.

Brad Bisciglia spoke out at an open forum.

Pam Nelson received ashes from Father Esser on Ash Wednesday.

Mike Jurasewicz and Bill Wagner performed the daily task of flag raising.

"Study" was the motto in the library for all except Laurie Wilson .

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While Carol Gebhart watched the board, Dick Althaus stole a glance at her notebook.

Raeann Soule patiently ripped out a seam during
her home ec class.

Little things sometimes went unnoticed. Students went to classes, study
hall, cafeteria, and the library. But often
a fresh kind of event broke the daily
routine.
One such event was a contest held in
an American history class for Miss
Agriculture of 1871 . The contestants
attempted to convince the class that
their topic had the most important effect
on agriculture. Contestants ranged from
Miss Gold and Miss Long Drives to Miss
Buffalo Chips.
Paula Kormman organized the project
and selected seven boys to judge the
event. As "revenge" for being picked
judges, the boys selected Paula as Miss
Agriculture and crowned her with a
cow crown.
Miss Agriculture, Paula Kormann, was congr.atulated by Guite Gajdos and Debbie Gott.

Being photographed during English class obviously shocked Julie O'Connor,
Bill Rafferty, and Mike Higgins.

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Mike Jaskolski made use of the shadowscope in his speed reading
class.

Learning inspires student involvement

Mrs . Mary Ann Brandt aided her class in their rewriting of Genesis .

Jim Althaus carefully cut open a frog under the watchful eyes of his partner, Gary Kalis .

Wanda Fliess and Sharon Tunkieicz worked with wood during art class.

Linda Baumann, who received the Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow award, worked on a home ec
project .

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It's hard to pin down all the changes around
St. Joe's this year, but there's definitely a greater
trust placed in individual students.
The Honor Study Hall that for so long was
only talk became a reality. Students could choose
between casual conversation and independent
study in a relaxed atmosphere . Students were
also permitted to go to the library without
special passes and to use conference and music
practice rooms during their study halls .
Making films, writing research papers for
social responsibility classes, and senior term
papers for English classes meant hours of individual research and extracurricular work for
many students.
Stress on small-group and independent student study provided an additional impetus to the
growth of student maturity.

Jeanette Brey used Honor Study Hall to catch up on homework.

Randy Viola, Miquel Reidenbach , Bill Loos, and Ben Guido experimented with light reflection during a
physics class.

Rita Chiappetta concentrated on perfecting her
typing skills.

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Dale Milkus used the research facilities in the library .

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Mary Jo Ross shaped this figure of a synthetic clay made with
vermiculite and wheat paste.

Many of these cars were a daily sight in St . Joe's parking lot .

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A "Little Prince" French display decorated the back wall of room 112 .

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The Senior Class grew in a special way this year, and senior retreat had
a lot to do with that growth . As the Senior Classes from St. Joe's and
Messmer combined for retreat, they shared many thoughts and formed new
outlooks on life .
Many other experiences also contributed to this growth . Seniors took
social studies courses that brought them a greater understanding of people .
Term papers challenged students to do independent research . Sponsoring
dances and setting up a crafts committee for Mardi Gras taught seniors
how to combine efforts to produce something .
And so, a final toast to St. Joe's- to times of quiet study, of vigorous
classroom learning, corridor conversations, and group work on class
projects. All of these made St. Joe's seniors what they are : eager for the
fresh kind of life that is starting .

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Student Council Officers
Student government is a vital part of the curriculum in
every school today . How much voice students have in changes
made is determined by the concern and involvement of the
students themselves .
This year, St. Joe's Student Council was concerned . The
four Senior Officers and the homeroom representatives led
the way to all-school unity and all-school growth .
The Council itself grew in unity this year. It had its own
room where class leaders could present and argue ideas. Reduced dance prices and more school-sponsored activities also
provided for Council's growth in leadership and organization.
The Student Council of 1970-71 initiated many ideas, but
the key words describing its involvement in this year's activities were unity and growth.

William Hughes
Hughes , Will iam : Class Treasurer 1, 2; Class President 3 ; Student Council President 4; First Honor
Roll 1, 2, 3, 4; National Honor Society 3 , 4; A
Cappella 3, 4 ; Sophomore Boys' Chorus 2; Debate
1; Madrigals 4; Forensics 1; Letterman 3, 4 ; Retreat Leader 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 (Captain);
lntramurals referee 3; Servers ' Club 1, 2, 3, 4;
Student Council Scholarship 3 , 4; Elks Leadership
Award 4; Rebounding Award 3 .

Kit Albrecht
Albrecht , Kitty : Student Council Vice-President 4;
Homeroom Representative 2, 3; Variety Show 2, 3,
4; Pep Club 4; Debate 1, 2; Challenge staff 3 , 4;
Homecoming Queen Candidate 4; Cheerleading 2,
3 , 4.

Michelle Trottier
Trottier , Michelle : Class Secretary 2, 3; Student
Council Secreta ry 4; Debate 1, 2; French Club 4;
Homecoming Queen 4 .

William Wagner
Wagner , Will iam : Student Council Treasurer 4;
Homeroom Representative 3; Pep Club 4; Debate 1;
Retreat Leader 4; lntramurals 3, 4; Servers' Club
1, 2.

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Suza nne Sc hneider

Limardi, David: Class President 4; Homeroom Representative 1, 2, 3; First Honor Roll 4; Variety
Show 4; Retreat Leader 4; Mr. Sadie Hawkins Candidate 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3; Basketball 1; Football
1, 2; lntramurals 2, 3, 4 .

Schneider, Suzanne: Class Vice-President 4; Homeroom Representative 2; National Honor Society 3, 4;
Play 3; Variety Show 1, 2, 3 , 4; A Cappella 3, 4;
Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2; Lancettes 3; Debate 1;
Cheerleading 2, 3, 4.

The duty of being a
class officer is not reserved for seniors only;
each class enters the
race.
Somehow, though,
being a Senior Class
officer is different. The
senior feels the need to
make the last year the
best year, a year to be
looked back upon with
laughter and smiles. He

feels an obligation to be
a real leader with three
years of school experience, behind him.
This year's Senior
Class officers have lived
up to these expectations
by working with the
Senior Class to make
this past year a year of
growth that exceded any
of the others in accomplishments.

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Hugun in, Peggy : Class Secretary 4; Variety Show 1,
2, 3, 4; Pep Club 4; A Cappella 4; Sophomore Girls'
Chorus 2; Lancettes 3, 4 (President); Forensics 1;
Challenge staff 3, 4 ; Retreat Leader 4; Kenosha New s
Correspondent 4 .

Braun , Thomas : Class Treasurer 4; Homeroom Representative 2, 3; First Honor Roll 3, 4; National
Honor Society 3, 4; Play 2, 3; Variety Show 3, 4;
Pep Club 4; Debate 1, 2, 3; Letterman 3 , 4; Sk i
Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Retreat Leader 4; Wrestling 1, 2,
3, 4.

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Roger Aiello

Dick Althaus

Gerry Anderson

Ted Anderson

Alex Andrea

David Andrea

Linda ,Baumann

A group of disappointed seniors disagreed with the referee's penalty call.

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John Beaumier

Jeff Benn

Sue Bernacchi

Barbara Bill

Bradford Bisciglia

Terry Bisciglia
Nancy Newberry watched anxiously during a field-goal attempt .

Mark Blise

Dennis Bode

Judy Borchardt

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Senior girls surprise the guys

It started out like any other
Friday for the senior guys,
but senior girls had spent the
whole week in secret preparation for Surprise-the-Guys
Day by making posters and
buttons, and baking cookies,
cakes, and other goodies.
As the boys entered school,
they were greeted by signs
saying "We love our senior
guys" and other such quotes.
At lunch time all the food
baked by the girls--enough
to almost fill the Student
Council room-was eaten in
unlimited quantities by the
appreciative guys.

Senior girls , Ellen Kupfer, Lynn Walkowski , Peggy Hugunin , and Michelle Trottier, fed hungry senior boys , Dave Limardi ,
Tom Braun, Ma r k Schumacher, and George Hammond.

Matthew Bosisio

Jeanette Brey

Jane Brydges

Sue Bugalecki

Reno Caira

Christine Caldwell

Nina Cantwell

Cathleen Carroll

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Jo Kleibenstein measured Jeanette
Brey for her graduation cap while
Debbie Oster waited in line .

Connie Castellano

Rita Chiappetta

Robert Chubrilo

Bruce Chwala

Theresa Connelly

Claudia Coogan

Peggy Corrigan

Mary A. Crewe

Margie Daum

Jane Dosemagen

Paul Douglas

Nancy Dowe

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All packed up and ready to go , t he sen iors waited for the buses that took t hem on ret rea t .

The 1970 Senior Retreat was a series of firsts .
It was the first time the whole class went on a
retreat together . It was the first time that St. Joe's
seniors went on a retreat with seniors from another
school.
In the peaceful setting of the American Baptist
Assembly, seniors from St. Joe's and Messmer
learned about God, themselves, and each other.
The two-and-a-half day retreat was spent in small
discussio n groups where subjects like Christian
Manhood and Womanhood were discussed , along
with contemporary issues like birth control and
pre-marital sex .
The finale to the retreat was the concelebrated
Mass attended by all the students . With tear-stained
eyes, the seniors ended the Mass, said goodbyes,
and boarded their homeward-bound buses .

Jan Fargo

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Roseann Duczak

Candy Eisenhauer

Jerry Elsen

Pau lette Englund

Sally Fischer

Nancy Flocker

Patricia Fonk

Theresa Forchette

V icki Fredrickson

Joe Gallo

Brucette Gearhart

Rose Giannini

James Gifford

Gary Glassman

Seniors add
pride~ enthusiasm

Pride, enthusiasm-two big wo rds.
To put them into your work takes spirit
plus.
The Senior Class had that enthusiasm
this year, partly because Homecoming
involved a fellow classmate as a homecoming queen and partly because of
their class spirit.
A week before Homecoming, each
senior boy nominated four girls he
thought worthy Jf being Homecoming
Queen.
The Friday beginning the weekend
festivities was highlighted by many
things. Senior boys presented yellow
Homecoming mums to every senior girl.
Seven t h period class was replaced with
a Homecoming assembly at which
Michelle Trottier was named Homecoming Queen.
Saturday saw a parade and football
victory. The spirit of the Senior Class
earned their floats second prize and
Queen's favo r ite honors.
It was an enthusiastic Homecoming
for seniors because they had added their
pride and wo r k to make the weekend the
spirited one it was.

to Homecoming '71

Debbie Pierangeli and Laura Kehrer began the foundation for a great
senior float .

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Mike Gorman

Thomas Gottfredsen

Craig Govekar

Karen Greidanus

Michelle Trottier, 1970 Homecoming Queen, shared popcorn with her court during the Homecoming game .

Denise Greno

Patricia Griffin

Anthony Gruber

Ben Guido

Arthur Gunderson

Patricia Gustafson

Judy Gyurina

Joan Hagerty

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" Is 5 ' 8 " right? " asked Mike Wood as he measured Mike Irish for his
gr adua t ion gown .

George Hammond

Curt Hanrahan

Mercedes Haun

Bruce Heide

Thomas Heller

Lynn Helminger

Susan Herrmann

Michael Higgins

Shelley Host

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Michael Hulko

Kelly lnfusino

Mike Irish

Victorine Irving

Abraham Isaac
Seniors backed seniors at a football game with spirit and banners.

Julie lvsac

Jeffery Jacob

Susan Jansky

Mike Jaskolski

Pat Johnson

Mark Jorgenson

Michael Jurasewicz

Carol Kalis

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Bob Kappus

Darya Karajankovich

Mary Kasalajtis

Laura Kehrer

Keith Kenaga

Rick King

Jo Kliebenstein

Patricia Kloet

Frank Koderca

Suzanne Kolstad

John Kontz

Paul Kostelnik

The senior "Who Knows " team discussed the answer to a difficult question .

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Michelle Trottier, Homecoming Queen , handed the football to
Captain Randy Viola , with wishes for a good game .

Ellen Kupfer

Timothy Kratowicz

Eileen Lawler

Mark Leuck

Warren Lewis

Robert Lichter

Joseph Lindi

Richard Lindquist

Janet Ling

Francis Liu

Art Llanas

Richard Llanas

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The Senior Class showed its enthusiastic approval as the Homecoming runners-up were announced .

William Loos

Linda Lundell

Monica Macarra

John R. Makouske

Karen Mann

Marc Maraccini

Ed Mattner

Barbara McGovern

Patricia McKenna

Chris McMahon

Bob McQuestion

Bill Meier

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Dennis Meo

Mary Meyer

Tom Braun directed Variety Show wrestlers, Mike Jurasewicz , Mike Wood , and
Dave Limardi, while Marc Maraccini reported statistics .

Tony Milisauskas

Glen Milkus

Diane Misurelli

Jacquelyn Monroe

Jerry Mucklin

Mary Mueller

Charles Naumowich

Cathleen Nelson

Larry Nelson

Tonia Neustifter

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Nancy Newberry

Linda Novak

Mark Niccolai

Julie O'Connor

Deborah Oster

Anthony J. O'Lesky

Diane Misurelli accepted her Homecoming mum with a word of thanks to
her homeroom representative.

Colleen Patrick

Mark Paradise

Michael Pecnick

Mark R. Petersen

Mark Pellicori

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Tom Petersen

Laurie Pettey

William Petzke

Beverly Pfarr

Patricia Piche

Debra Pierangeli

Wayne Pierce

Vincent Pozza

Frank Principe

Tom Braun, Margie Daum, Dave Limardi, and Bill Wagner relaxed in the Channel 6 lobby before "Who Knows."

Paul Pulera

Terrence Quinn

William R. Rafferty

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Paula Renzoni

James Richards

Denise Ridolfi

Andrew Rieschl

David C. Robillard

Gail Robsel

Sonia Rodriguez

Jane Ruffolo

Dan Rush

Brian St. Germain

Margie St. Louis

Rick Saliture

Sharon Salituro

The senior audience cheered as 10 points were added to the St. Joe's score on "Who Knows ."

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Serafin Sanson

LuAnn Schend

Tim Schlenker

Claire Schmitz

Abe Isaac, Tony Gruber, Tim Kratowicz, and Bruce Chwala enjoyed a friendly
game of cards after a day of discussion at retreat .

Shirley Schneider

Carol Schultz

Mark Schumacher

David Scuglik

Laurie Seremj ian

Judith Sereno

Terri Servais

Robert Sharfinski

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John Sicilia
Nancy Tudjan, laura Kehrer , and Father Wayne Wojciechowski , along with Messmer seniors, took part in a
discussion on morality.

Stan Sielski

Pete Simo

Timothy L. Skowronski

Marianne Skurski

Joan Spieker

Margaret Stahl

Scott Sterelczyk

Patricia Strom

Ann Theriault

Kathleen Thomas

Patti Thome

Diane Tillack

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Sue Titus

Nancy Tudjan

Gary Tunkieicz

Jeanne Tunkieicz

Jane Van Hazinga

Frank Ventura

Mary Vernezze

Randy Viola

Laurie Von Gunten

Chris Vran ak

David Wa lden

George Walker

Lynn Walkowski

Mark Niccola i, Dave Limardi , Bill Loos, Marc Maraccini, Carol Kalis , Sue Herrmann ,
and Pat Zohlen took t ime out from retreat to pose in the Green Lake, Wisconsin
scenery.

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Brian Warner

John Wermeling

Patricia Werwie

Terry Willems

Thomas Williamson

Karen Wilson

Sharon Wilson

MaryAnn Wistrand

Rick Wojtak

Mike Wood

George Hammond and Bill Rafferty waited for Mark Leuck to pass the
meatloaf during supper at retreat .

Missing:
Susan McManaman

Tom Zappa

Debbie Zierk

Pa_tricia Zohlen

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Senior Activities
Aceto, Kath ryn: Alternate Homeroom Representative
1; Variety Show 2; Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2;
FTA 4 (Secretary).
Aie llo, Roger: Mr. Sadie Hawkins 4 ; lntramurals 1,
2, 3, 4.
Althau s, Dick : Variety Show 4; A Cappella 4; Letterman 3 , 4; Retreat Leader 4; Baseball 4; Mr. Sadie
Hawkins Candidate 4; Basketball 1, 3; Football 1;
Servers' Club 1.
Anderson , Gerry
Ander son , Ted : Alternate Homeroom Representative
1; Variety Show 2; Sophomore Boys' Chorus 2;
Basketball manager, 2; lntramurals 1, 4.
Andrea , Alex : Homeroom Representative 1; Alternate
Homeroom Representative 2; First Honor Roll 1, 2,
3, 4; National Honor Society 3, 4; Play 3, 4; Variety
Show 3, 4; A Cappella 3, 4; Forensics 1, 4; Stage
Crew 3; Wrestling 1; Projection Club 2, 3, (VicePresident).
Andrea , David : Big Buddies 4; Homeroom Representative 4; Alternate Homeroom Representative 1;
Variety Show 4; Letterman 3, 4; Pep Club 4;
Basketball 4; lntramurals 1, 2, 3; Tennis 1, 2, 3,
4 (Captain); Servers' Club 1.
Ba umann, Linda: First Honor Roll 1, 2, 4; Variety
Show 2, 3 , 4; A Cappella 3, 4 ; Sophomore Girls '
Chorus 2; Madrigals 3, 4; Debate 1; Library Aides
4 (President); Math Club 3; Projection Club 2, 3;
Student Council Scholarship 2; St. Norbert Summer
Scholarship 3; St. Norbert Fall Scholarship 4; Betty
Crocker Contest Winner 4; German Contest Winner
2.
Beaum ier , John : Letterman 1, 2, 3, 4; Cross Country
2, 3, 4 (Captain, MVP); Track 1, 2, 3, 4 .
Benn , Jeff
Bernacchi, Sue : Variety Show 1, 2, 3, 4; Girls' Glee
Club 2, 3, 4; Retreat Leader 4; Stage Crew 4; Projection Club 3.
Bill , Barbara : Badger Girls Representative 3; Alternate Homeroom Representative 4; First Honor Roll
2, 3, 4; National Honor Society 3, 4; Variety Show
4; Pep Club 4; Tomorrow's Children 4; Debate 1, 2;
FTA 4; Challenge staff 3, 4; Spanish Club 3; Retreat
Leader 4; "Who Knows?" Contestant 4.
Bisciglia , Bradford : Class Treasurer 3; Homeroom
Representative 1; Variety Show 2, 3, 4; A Cappella
2, 3, 4 (President); Madrigals 4; Letterman 3, 4;
Mr. Sadie Hawkins Candidate 4; Challenge staff 3,
4; Basketball 1; Football 1, 2, 4; Intramural 2, 3,
4; Track 1, 2, 4; Servers' Club 1, 2, 3; Mr. Cupid
3; Play 4.
Bisciglia, Terry : Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2.
Blise, Mark : Variety Show 2; Sophomo re Boys'
Chorus 2; Camera Club 3; Basketball 1, 2; Foo~­
ba ll 1, 2; lntramurals 1, 3, 4; Track 1, 2.
Bode, Dennis
Borchardt, Judy : Pep Club 4; Sophomore Girls'
Chorus 2; Variety Show 2; Ski Club 4; Homecoming
Queen Can d idate 4.
Bosisio, Matthew: Homeroom Representative 2;
Variety Show 2; Sophomore Boys' Chorus 2; Letterman 4; Challenge staff 3; lntramurals 1, 2, 3, 4;
Tennis 1, 2, 3, 4.
Brey, Jeanette : Big Buddies 4; First Honor Roll 1,
2, 3, 4; National Honor Society 3, 4 (Vice-President); Variety Show 2; Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2;
French Club 2, 4 ( President); Forensics 2; FTA 4;
Challenge staff ( Editor) 3, 4; Poetry seminar part icipant 4; " Who Knows?" Al terna te 4 .
Brydges, Jane : Art Club 3, 4; Sophomore Girls'
Chorus 2; Art 111 Award 3; State Fair Art Award
4; Variety Show 2 .
Bugalecki, Sue : Variety Show 2; Art Club 4; Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2.
Ca ira , Reno : Football 1, 2; Wrestling 1, 2; Letterman 2.
Caldwell , Christine : Big Buddies 4; First Honor Roll
1, 2, 3; National Honor Society 3, 4 (Treasure r );
A Cappella 4; Forensics, A rating-state meet, 1;
Challenge staff 3, 4; Poetry seminar participant 4.
Cantwell , Nina : Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2; Variety
Show 2; Challenge staff 3.
Carroll , Cathy : Variety Show 1, 2, 3, 4; Sophomore
Girls' Cho rus 2; Gir ls' Glee Club 3; Tomor rows'
Children 3 ; Lancettes 2; A Cappella 4; Challenge
staff 3, 4 ; Pep Club 4 .
Castellano, Connie : Big Buddi es 4 ; Pep Club 4 ; GAA
board me mber 4; Retreat Leade r 4 .
Chiappetta, Rita : Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2; Variety
Show 2, 4 ; Pep Club, Vice-President 4 ; GAA 4 ;
Homecoming Quee n Candidate 4 .

Chubrilo, Bob : Football 1; lntramurals 1, 2, 3, 4.
Connelly, Theresa: Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2; GAA
4; Ski-Club 4; Pep Club 4.
Chwala, Bru ce: Big Buddy 4; Baseball 2, 3, 4;
Alternate Homeroom Representative 4; lntramurals
1, 3, 4; Basketball 2; Variety Show 4.
Coogan , Claudia : Big Buddies 4; Variety Show 1, 2;
Pep Club 4; Sophomore Girls ' Chorus 2; GAA ·4;
Library Aides 4.
Corrigan , Peggy : First Honor Roll 2; French Club 2,
4; Challenge staff 3, 4; GAA 4 .
Crewe, Ma ry: Big Buddies 4; Homeroom Representative 4 ; Alternate Homeroom Representative 3; Variety Show 2, 3; Pep Club 4; Sophomore Girls'
Chorus 2; Girls' Glee Club 3; Cha ll enge staff 4.
Daum , Marg ie: Variety Show 2; Sophomore Girls'
Chorus 2; Ski Club 4; Homecoming Queen Candidate 4.
Dosemagen , Jane : Variety Show 2; Pep Club 4;
Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2; Challenge staff 3 , 4·
Spanish Club 3.
Dougla s, Paul : Variety Show 4; Mr. Sadie Hawkins
Candidate 4 ; lntramurals 1, 2.
Dowe, Nancy : Variety Show 2; Sophomore Girls'
Chorus 2.
Duczak, Roseann : Play 3; Variety Show 2, 3; Art
Club 3, 4; Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2; Girls' Glee
Club 3; Challenge cover design 4; Wisconsin State
Fair Art Award 3.
Eisenhauer , Candy : Variety Show 2, 4.
Elsen , Jer ry : lntramurals 1, 2, 3
Englund , Paulette : Play 3; Variety Show 2, 3, 4;
A Cappella 4; Sophomore Girls ' Chorus 2· Girls'
Glee Club 3; Madrigals 4; French Club 2.
Fargo , Jan : Play 3; Pep Club 4; Sophomore Girls'
Chorus 2; Ski Club 3, 4.
Fischer, Sally : Class Vice-President 1, 3; Alternate
Homeroom Representative 1; First Honor Roll 1, 2;
Play 2, 3; Variety Show 1, 2, 3; Sophomore Girls'
Chorus 2; Girls' Glee Club 3; Debate 1; Library
Aides (Treasurer) 4; Camera Club 3; Ski Club 1,
2, 3, 4.
Flocker, Nancy : Play 3; Art Club 4; Sophomore
Girls' Chorus 2 .
Fonk , Patricia : Variety Show 1, 2; Art Club 3, 4;
Girls' Glee Club 2; GAA 4.
Forchette, Theresa : Art Club 4; Ski Club 4.
Fredrickson , Vicki : Variety Show 2; Sophomore
Girls' Chorus 2; Band 1.
Gallo , Joe : Letterman 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3.
Gearhart , Brucette
Giannini , Rose : Va r iety Show 2; Girls' Glee Club 2;
GAA 4 .
Gifford, James: Basketball 1, 2; lntramurals 3, 4.
Glassman , Gary
Gorman , Mike : Camera Club 1, 4; Stage Crew 1, 2,
3, 4; Golf 1, 2, 3, 4; Projection Club . 4.
Gottfredsen , Thomas : A Cappella 3; Sophomore
Boys' Chorus 2; Madrigals 3.
Govekar, Craig : Debate 1; Letterman 2, 3, 4 ; Cross
Country 2, 3, 4 ; lntramu ra ls 4; Track 1, 2, 3, 4.
Greidanus , Karen : Variety Show 4; Sop homore Girls'
Cho rus 2.
Greno , Denise : Variety Show 2; Sophomore Gi r ls'
Chorus 2.
Griffin , Patricia : Variety Show 2· Sophomore Girls'
Chorus 2.
Gruber, Anthony : Debate 1.
Guido, Ben : Big Budd ies 4 ; Alternate Homeroom
Rep resentative 2, 4; National Honor Society 3, 4 ;
Variety Show 4; Letterman 3, 4; Mr. Sadie Hawk ins
Candidate 4; lntramurals 1, 2, 3, 4; Track 3, 4
(Captain).
Gunderson , Arthur : Came ra Club 2; lntramurals 1;
Projection Club 1.
Gustafson, Patricia : Variety Show 2; Art Club 3;
Gi rl s' Glee Club 2; GAA 4.
Gyurina , Judy
Hagerty, Joan : Art Club 4; Sophomore Girls' Chorus
2.

Hammond , George : Badger Boys Representative 3;
Homeroom Rep resentative 4; Alternate Homeroom
Representative 2; First Honor Roll 1, 2, 3, 4; National Honor Society 3, 4 (President); Play 2, 3
( lead); Debate 1, 2, 3 ( President); Fo rensics 1, 2,
3; Retreat Leader 4 ; Basketball 1; Go lf 1, 2, 3, 4
(Captain); lntramurals 1, 2, 4; "Who Knows?"
Contestant 4.
Hanrahan , Curt : First Hono r Roll 4; Play 2, 3, 4 ;
Va riety Show 1, 2, 3, 4; Ba nd 1, 2, 3, 4 .

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Haun, Mercedes: Variety Show 2; Art Club 3, 4;
Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2.
Hei de, Br uce: Variety Show 2; Sophomore Boys'
Chorus 2; Camera Club 3, 4.
He ller, Thomas: Homeroom Representative 2, 3;
Alternate Homeroom Representative l; Variety Show
2, 4; Pep Club 4; Sophomore Boys' Chorus 2; Letterman 2, 3, 4; Ski Club 1, 2; Mr. Sadie Hawkins
Candidate 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Track 1, 2, 3, 4.
He lminger, Lynn : Homeroom Representative 2; Variety Show 2; Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2.
He rrmann , Susan: Variety Show 2; Sophomore Girls'
Chorus 2; Forensics l , 2; GAA 4; Ski Club 1, 2,
3, 4 (President); lntramurals 1.
Higgins , Michael: Badger Boys Alternate 4; Letterman 2, 3, 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2 ,
3, 4 (Captain); Football 1, 2, 3, 4.
Host, Shelley: Variety Show 2 , 3, 4; A Cappella 4 ;
Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2; Girls' Glee Club 3;
Tomorrow 's Children 3, 4; GAA 4 .
Hulko, Mic hael : Variety Show 2; Sophomore Boys'
Chorus 2; Letterman 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1; Football
1; lntramurals 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Track 1, 2 .
lnfu si no, Kelly: Play 3; Sophomore Boys' Chorus 2;
Stage Crew 1, 2; lntramurals 1, 2; Wrestling 1, 2.
Irish, Mike: Variety Show 2; Sophomore Boys'
Chorus 2; Baseball 1, 2; Football 1; lntramurals 1.
Irving , Victorine : Variety Show 2, 3 ; Art Club 3;
Girls' Glee Club 2, 3; Library Aides 4.
Isaac , Abraham
lvsac , Jul ie : Variety Show 2; Sophomore Girls'
Chorus 2.
Jacob , Jeffery
Jan sky , Susan: First Honor Roll 4; National Honor
Society 3, 4; Debate 1, 2; FTA 4 ; Challenge staff
3, 4; Retreat Leader 4.
Jaskolski , Mike : Alternate Homeroom Representative 2; lntramurals 1, 2, 3.
Johnson , Pat: Variety Show 2; Sophomore Girls'
Chorus 2; FTA 4.
Jorgenson , Mark : Football 2, 3; Track 2.
Kalis , Carol : Variety Show 2; Pep Club 4; Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2; Debate 1; GAA 4; Ski Club
4.
Kappus , Bob : Letterman 3; Baseball 1, 2 , 3, 4;
Football 1, 2, 3; lntramurals 1, 2, 3, 4.
Karajankovich , Darya : Variety Show 2, 3; Art Club
3, 4; Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2; Girls' Glee Club
3.
Kasalajtis, Mary : Variety Show 2, 3; Pep Club 4;
Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2; Girls' Glee Club 3 ·
Debate 1; French Club 2, 4.
Kehrer , Laura : Badger Girls Alternate 3; Pep Club
4; Debate 1, 2, 3, 4; French Club 2, 4 (Secretary);
Forensics 2, 3, 4; GAA 4; Band 1, 2; Ret reat Leader
4; Elks Leadership Contes t, honorable mention, 4 .
Kenaga , Keith : Pl ay 3; Var iety Show 2 , 3, 4; A
Cappel la 4; Sophomore Boys' Chorus 2; Football 1;
Track 1, 2.
King, Rick
Kliebenstein, Jo : Play 1, 3; Variety Show 1; Library
Aides 4; Band 1, 2, 3.
Kloet , Patricia : Homeroom Representative 2; Alternate Homeroom Representative 3; Play 3; Variety
Show l, 3, 4 ; Pep Club 4 ; A Cappe ll a 4 ; Gir ls'
Glee Club 3; Mad r iga ls 4; Lancet tes 3; French Club
1, 4; Band 1; Re t reat Leade r 4.
Koderca , Frank : Variety Show 1, 2; Sophomore
Boys' Chorus 2; lntramurals 1, 2, 3, 4; Track 2;
Wrestling 1, 2 .
Kolstad , Suzanne: Variety Show 4; A Cappella 4;
Mad r igals 4; Retreat Leade r 4; Liturgy Committee
4.

Kontz, John : Stage Crew l , 2 .
Kostelnik , Paul : Big Buddies 4 ; First Honor Roll 2,
3; Nat ional Honor Society 3, 4; Play 1, 2, 3, 4 ;
Variety Show 1, 2, 3; Audio-V isual 4; Band 1, 2;
Camera Club 3, 4 (President); Challenge staff 3, 4;
Stage Crew 3, 4; Football 1, 2 .
Kupfer , Ellen : First Honor Roll 4; Variety Show 1,
2, 3, 4; Pep Club 4; Sophomo re Girls' Cho rus 2 ;
Debate 1; French Club 1, 4; Fo rensics 1, 4 ; FTA 4 ;
Libra ry Aids 4; Challenge staff 3, 4 ; Stage Crew
3. 4.
Kratowicz , Timothy : Retreat Leader 4.
Lawler, Eileen : Pep Club 4; Debate 1; Ski Club 4;
Homecoming Queen Candida te 4.
Leuck, Mark : Badger Boys Representative 3; First
Honor Roll 1, 2, 3, 4; Nationa l Honor Society 3, 4;
Play 3, 4 ; Variety Show 4; Debate 1, 2, 3, (VicePresident), 4 ( President); Forensics 1, 2, 3, 4 ;
Challenge staff 3 ( Editor ), 4 ; " Who Knows ? " Contestant 4 ; Opt imist Club Oratorial Contes t, first
place, 2.
Lewis, Warren : Variety Show 2; Sophomore Boys'
Chorus 2; Let te rman 4 ; Footbal l 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Intra-

murals 1, 4; Track 1, 2, 4.
Lichter , Robert
Lindi , Joseph : Big Buddies 4; Variety Show 4; Pep
Club 4; Letterman 3, 4; Camera Club 3, 4; Cross
Country 2, 3, 4; Track 2; Wrestling 2, 3.
Lindqu ist, Richard : Football 1; lntramurals 2, 3;
Wrestling 2.
Ling, Janet : Variety Show 2, 3, 4; A Cappella 4·
Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2; Girls' Glee Club 3;
Madrigals 4; Debate 1; Challenge staff 3.
Liu , Francis : Camera Club 4; Stage Crew 4.
Llanas , Art : Band 3; Stage Crew 3; Baseball 2, 4;
lntramurals 2, 3, 4.
Llanas , Richard : Letterman 2, 3, 4; Baseball 2, 3,
4 (Captain); Football 2, 3, 4; lntramurals 1, 2, 3,
4; All-Confe rence, football, 3, 4; All-Tournament,
baseball, 3.
Loos, William : Homeroom Representative 4; Variety
Show 4; Pep Club 4; Letterman 3, 4; Basketball 2,
3, 4.
Lundell , Linda : Variety Show 2; Art Club 3, 4;
Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2; Girls' Glee Club 3; Red
Cross 1, 2.
Macarra , Monica

Makouske, John : lntramurals 1, 2, 3, 4; Track 1,
2, 4.
Mann, Karen : Variety Show 2; Sophomore Girls'
Chorus 2.
Maraccini, Marc : Homeroom Representative 3, 4;
Variety Show 4; Pep Club 4; A Cappella 4; Madrigals 4; Band 1; Challenge staff 3; Retreat Leader
4; Baseball 2, 3, 4; Football 1; lntramurals 1, 2,
3, 4.
Mattner , Ed : Va riety Show 4 .
McGovern , Barbara : Homeroom Representative 1;
Va riety Show 2; Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2.
McKenna , Patricia : Variety Show 2, 3, 4; Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2; Girls' Glee Club 3; Tomorrow's Children 3, 4.
McMahon , Chris : Play 2, 3, 4; Variety Show 1, 2,
3, 4 ; Band 1, 2, 3, 4.
McManaman, Sue
McQuestion, Bob : Lette rm an 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Baseba ll
2, 3; Basketba ll 1; Footba ll 1, 2, 3, 4 ; lntramura ls
1, 2, 3, 4 ; Tra ck 1.
Meier , Bill : Play 2, 3; Va ri ety Show 2, 3; A Cappe lla 3; Sophomo re Boys' Chorus 2; Came ra Club
3, 4 ; Stage Crew 1; lnt ramurals 2; Projection Club
2, 3.
Meo, Dennis : Homeroom Representative 3; Play 2,
3, 4 ; Variety Show 2, 3, 4; A Cappe ll a 3, 4; Sop homore Boys' Chorus 2; Madrigals 3, 4; Lette rman 3,
4; Basket ball 1, 2 Footb all 1, 2, 3, 4 ; lnt ramurals
3, 4 ; Track 1.
Meyer, Mary: Big Buddies 4; Alternate Home room
Rep resentative 2; First Honor Roll 2, 3, 4; National
Hono r Society 3, 4; Play 3; Variety Show 2, 3, 4;
Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2; Retreat Leader 4.
Milisauskas , Tony : Retreat Leader 4; lntramura ls
1, 2, 3, 4.
Milkus , Glen : Letterman 3, 4; Baseba ll 1, 2; Footbal l 1, 2; Wrestling 1, 2, 3, 4.
Misurelli , Diane : Play 2; Pep Club 4; Sophomore
Girls' Chorus 2.
Monroe , Jacquelyn : Alternate Homeroom Representat ive 1, 3; Variety Show 1, 2, 3, 4; Pep Club 4;
A Cappella 4; Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2; Girls'
Glee Club 3; Madrigals 4; Tomorrow's Children 3;
French Club 2; Vocal Contests 3, 4; Play 4.
Mucklin , Jerry : Stage Crew 1; Football 1, 2·
Wrestling 2.
Mueller, Mary : Alternate Homeroom Representative
4; Play 1, 2, 3, 4; Variety Show 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2; GAA 4; Homecoming Queen
Candidate 4; lntramurals 1, 2.
Naumowich , Charles : Letterman 3, 4; Mr Sadie
Hawkins Candidate 4; Football 1, 2, 3, 4; lntramurals 2, 3, 4; Track 1, 2; Wrestling 1, 2.
Nelson , Cathleen : Variety Show 2; Sophomore Girls'
Chorus 2; Spanish Club 3.
Nelson , Larry : Play 3; Variety Show 2, 3, 4; A Cappella 3, 4; Sophomore Boys' Chorus 2; Madrigals
4; Letterman 4; Basketball (manager) 2, 3, 4;
lntramurals 4; Track 2; Projection Club 3; Play 4.
Neustifter, Tonia : Variety Show 2; Sophomore Girls'
Chorus 2; Debate 1; French Club l, 4; Retreat
Leader 4.
Newberry, Nancy : Homeroom Representative 4; Alternate Homeroom Representative 3; Pep Club 4;
Debate 1; GAA 4; Math Club 4; Ski Club 4; Homecoming Queen Candidate 4; Cheerleading 2, 3, 4
(Captain).
Niccolai , Mark : Big Budd ies 4; Pep Club 4; Stage
Crew 1; lnt ramurals 1, 2, 3, 4; Wres tl ing 1, 2.
Novak, Linda : Variety Show 2; Sophomore Gir ls'
Chorus 2.
O'Connor , Julie : First Honor Roll 1, 2, 4; National

Honor Society 3, 4; Variety Show 2; Sophomore
Girls' Chorus 2; Debate 1; Challenge staff 3, 4.
O' Lesky, Ant hony: Retreat Leader 4.
Oster, Deborah : Variety Show 2, 3, 4; A Cappella
3, 4; Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2; Madrigals 4;
Lancettes 3; Kiwanis Club and Kenosha Symphony
Award 4.
Parad ise, Mark : lntramurals l, 2, 3; Servers' Club 1.
Patric k, Colleen : Alternate Homeroom Representative
1, 3; Play 3; Variety Show 2, 3, 4; A Cappella 4;
Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2; Girls' Glee Club 3;
Madrigals 4; Lancettes 4; Keyboard Club 2; Debate
1, 2; French Club 4; Forensics 1.
Pecnick, Michael : First Honor Roll 3; Variety Show
4; Letterman 3, 4; lntramurals 1, 2, 3, 4; Tennis
2, 3, 4.
Pellicori , Mark
Petersen, Mark : Art Club 3; Debate l; Camera Club
3, 4; Stage Crew 1, 2, 3, 4; lntramurals 1, 2, 3, 4.
Petersen, Tom : Letterman 2; Cross Country 1;
Track 1, 2.
Pettey, Laurie : Play 3; Variety Show 1, 2, 3, 4; Art
Club 3; Pep Club 4; Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2;
Lancettes 2, 3, 4; Girls' Glee Club 3; A Cappella 4.
Petzke, William : Variety Show 2, 3, 4; A Cappella
3, 4; Sophomore Boys' Chorus 2; Madrigals 4; Letterman 1, 2, 3, 4; Wrestling 1, 2, 3, 4.
Pfarr, Beverly : Variety Show 2, 3; Sophomore Girls'
Chorus 2; Girls' Glee Club 3; French Club 1.
Piche , Patricia : Variety Show 2, 3, 4; Girls' Glee
Club 3; Debate 1, 2; Challenge staff 3, 4.
Pierangeli , Debra : Variety Show 2; Pep Club 4;
Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2; GAA 4.
Pierce, Wayne : Track 2; Wrestling 1, 2.
Pozza , Vincent : Letterman 3, 4; Football 1, 2, 3, 4.
Principe, Frank : Play 3, 4; Variety Show 2; Sophomore Boys' Chorus 2; Letterman 4; Stage Crew 1;
Wrestling 1, 2, 4.
Pulera , Paul : Letterman 2, 3, 4; Mr . Sadie Hawkins
Candidate 4; Baseba ll 1, 2, 3, 4; Football 1, 2, 3,
4; lntramurals 1, 2, 3, 4; All-Conference, football,
3; All-Opponents, football, 3, 4.
Quinn , Terrence : Deba te 1.
Rafferty, William : Stage Crew l ; lntramurals l, 2,
3, 4; Servers' Club 1, 2.
Renzoni, Paula : Sophomore Girls ' Chorus 2; Va r iety
Show 2.
Richards , James : Ski Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Stage Crew
2; Golf 1.
Ridolfi, C'enise
Rieschl , Andrew : Play 2, 3, 4; Variety Show 2, 3, 4;
A Cappel la 3, 4; Sophomore Boys' Chorus 2; Madrigals 4; Stage Crew 3; Basketba ll 2; lntramurals 1,
3.
Robillard , David : Homeroom Rep resentative 2; Va riety Show 4; A Cappel la 4; Debate 1; Letterman 1,
2, 3, 4; Basketball 1; Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Intramurals 2, 3, 4; Track 1, 2, 3, 4 .
Robsel , Gail : Alternate Homeroom Representative 2;
Variety Show 2; Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2.
Rodriguez , Sonia
Ruffolo , Jane : Homeroom Representative 1; Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2.
Rush, Dan
St. Germain , Brian: Camera Club 1; Stage Crew l,
2; Baseball 1, 2; Wrestling 1.
St. Louis , Margie : Variety Show 2, 3; Pep Club 4;
Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2; Girls' Glee Club 3·
Debate 1; Library Aides 4.
Saliture, Rick
Sal ituro, Sharon
Sanson , Serafin : lntramurals 2, 3, 4.
Schend, LuAnn
Schlenker, Tim : Ski Club 2, 3, 4; lntramurals 2.
Schmitz, Claire : Variety Show 2, 3; Sophomore
Girls' Chorus 2; Girls' Glee Club 3· Forensics 1 2·
Camera Club 3; Ski Club 1,
3 ( Secret~ry'­
Treasurer). 4 (Vice-President); French Club 2.
Schneider, Shirley : Variety Show 2, 3; Sophomore
Girls' Chorus 2; Girls' Glee Club 3.
Schultz, Carol : Variety Show 2, 3; Sophomore Girls'
Chorus 2; Girls' Glee Club 3; Forensics 1, 2, 3.
Schumacher, Mark : Big Buddies 4; Homeroom Representative 4; Variety Show 4; Audio-Visual 4; Math
Club l; Camera Club 3, 4; Stage Crew 1, 3, 4.
Scuglik, David : Pep Club 4; lntramurals 1, 2, 3, 4.
Serem jian , Laurie : Alternate Homeroom Representative 4; Variety Show 2; Girls' Glee Club 2; Forensics l, 2; Camera Club 4; Art Exhibits 1, 2, 3, 4
Sereno, Judith : Alternate Homeroom Representative
2; First Honor Roll 2, 4; National Honor Society
3, 4 (Secretary); Variety Show 2, 4; A Cappella 4;
Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2; Madrigals 4; Challenge
staff 3, 4 (Yearbook Editor); Retreat Leader 4.
Servais, Terri : Big Buddies 4; Class Vice-President
2; Alternate Homeroom Representative 2, 3; First
Honor Roll 1, 2, 3, 4; Variety Show l, 2, 3, 4; A
Cappella 4; Girls' Glee Club 3; Madrigals 4 ; Lan-

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cettes 2, 3; Debate 1; French Club 2, 4; Retreat
Leader 4.
Sharfinski , Robert : Variety Show 2; Sophomore Boys'
Chorus 2; Golf 1, 3, 4; lntramurals 1, 2, 3, 4.
Sicilia , John : Variety Show 2; Sophomore Boys'
Chorus 2; lntramurals 1; Wrestling 2.
Sielsk i, Sta n: LP.tterman 3; Retreat Leader 4; Wrestling 3.
Simo, Pete: Variety Show 2; Sophomore Boys'
Chorus 2; Ski Club 3, 4; lntramurals 3, 4; Wrestling 1, 2.
Skowronsk i, Timothy
Skurski , Marianne
Spieker, Joan : Variety Show 2; Sophomore Girls'
Chorus 2; Participant in NFMA contest 2.
Stahl, Margaret : Variety Show 2, 4; Sophomore
Girls' Chorus 2; French Club 1, 4; GAA 4.
Sterelczyk, Scott : Variety Show 4; Art Club 3, 4
(President); Debate 1.
Strom , Patric ia : Variety Show 2, 3· Sophomore
Girls' Chorus 2; Girls' Glee Club 3.
Theriault , Ann : Play 3; Variety Show 1, 2, 3, 4;
Pep Club (President) 4; A Cappella 4 (Secretary);
Sophomore Girls' Chours 2; Girls' Glee 3; Lancettes
3, 4; Keyboard Club 2, 3; French Club 2; GAA 4;
Liturgy Committee 4; Play 4.
Thomas , Kathleen
Thome , Patti : Variety Show 2; Sophomore Girls'
Chours 2.
Tillack, Dianne : Variety Show 2, 3; Pep Club 4;
Girls' Glee Club 2, 3; Ski Club 4.
Titus, Sue : Art Club 3; Pep Club 4; Debate 1; Ski
Club 3, 4; Homecoming Queen Candidate 4.
Tudjan , Nancy : Variety Show 2, 3; Sophomore Girls'
Chorus 2; Girls' Glee Club 3.
Tunkieicz, Gary : Variety Show 4.
Tunkieicz, Jeanne : Art Club 4.
Van Hazinga, Jane : First Honor Roll 3; Variety Show
2, 3, 4; A Cappella 4; Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2;
Girls' Glee Club 3; Lancettes 4; French Club 4.
Ventura , Frank : Letterman 2, 3, 4; Mr. Sadie
Hawkins Candidate 4; Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Track 1;
Wrestling 1, 2, 3, 4; All-Conference, football, 4;
All-Opponent 4; All-Kenosha 4.
Vernezze, Mary : First Honor Roll 3.
Viola , Randy : Big Buddies 4; Class President 1, 2;
Homeroom Representative 1; First Honor Roll 3;
National Honor Society 3, 4; Pep Club 4; A Cappella
4; Sophomore Boys' Chorus 2; Debate 1; Forensics
1; Letterman 2, 3, 4; Football 1, 2, 3, 4; AllConference, football, 4; All-Opponents 4; All-Kenosha

4.
Von Gunten , Laurie : Variety Show 2; Sophomore
Girls' Chorus 2; Library Aides 4.
Vranak , Chris : Variety Show 2, 3, 4 · A Cappel la
2, 3, 4 .
Walden , David : Homeroom Representative 1; First
Honor Roll 1; Variety Show 1, 2; Sophomore Boys'
Chorus 2; Football 1; lntramurals 1, 2, 3, 4;
Track 2.
Walker , George : Ski Club 3, 4; Stage Crew 3, 4.
Walkowski, Lynn : Big Buddies 4; National Honor
Society 3, 4; Debate 1, 2; FTA 4 ( President);
Challenge staff 3 (Editor), 4; Student Council
Scholarship 3; "Ability Counts" Contest, third place,
3; Editorial Contest, Catholic Press Association, first
place, 3.
Warner , Brian : Wrestling 1, 2.
Wermeling , John : First Honor Roll 2; Math Club 1;
Spanish Club 3; Basketball 1, 2, 4; Football 1;
Golf l, 2, 3, 4; lntramurals 3.
Werw ie , Patr icia : Variety Show 1, 2; Sophomore
Girls' Chorus 2; French Club 2.
Willems , Terry : Letterman 1, 2, 3, 4; Cross Country
4; Wrestling 1, 2, 3, 4 (Captain).
Will iamson , Thomas : Variety Show 2; Sophomore
Boys' Chorus 2; Letterman 3, 4; Cross Country 3,
4; lntramurals 1, 2, 3, 4; Track 2, 3, 4.
Wilson , Karen : Variety Show 2, 3; Sophomore Girls'
Chorus 2; Girls' Glee Club 3.
Wilson , Sharon : Variety Show 1, 2; Girls' Glee
Club 2.
Wistrand , Maryann : Variety Show 2, 4; Art Club 4;
Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2; Girls' Glee Club 4.
Wojtak , Rick : Letterman 2, 3, 4; Football 1, 2;
Wrestling 2, 3, 4.
Wood, Mike : Big Buddies 4; Homeroom Representative 4; Variety Show 4; Pep Club 4; Debate 1; Cross
Country 2, 3; lntramurals 1, 3, 4; Track 2.
Zappa , Tom : Football l; lntramurals 1, 2, 3.
Zierk , Debbie : Variety Show 2; Sophomore Girls'
Chorus 2.
Zohlen , Patricia : Homeroom Representative 4; Alternate Homeroom Representative 2; Variety Show 2;
Pep Club 4; Sophomore Girls' Chorus 2; Ski Club
4; Homecoming Queen Candidate 4; Cheerleading
2, 3, 4.

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Changes mark
new school year
by Judy Sereno

A smaller student body, nine new faculty
members, a revised student handbook, and a
2:40 dismissal mark the beginning of the
1970-'7 l school year.
Decrease due t o expense
September, 1970
St. Josephs Kenosha, Wisconsin 53140
Vol. 13, No. 1
Last year's enrollment of 958 students fell
to about 832 ; seniors-235 , juniors-222,
sophomores-196, and freshman-179.
Father Paul M. Esser, principal, contacted
As the principal of a Catholic high school , citing in life than learning. We learn subject students who had transferred to find out
I keep asking myself, "Just what is St. matter in a math or English class. We learn why they clid so. He said, "In 95 per cent of
Joseph High School and what are we suppos- about people and how to live as one. We
the cases it was due to increased costs."
ed to be doing here?" I will continue to ask learn about God. I would hope that all here
Nine t eachers join faculty
that question not only of myself but also of will be filled with the desire to learn, and
The
new
faculty members and the courses
the staff and student body. We have a pur- that no one will make of himself or herself
they
teach
are:
Sr. Madeleva Metten-English;
to
the
learning
process.
This
an
obstacle
pose, and we must remind ourselves again
Sr.
Margaret
Halbur-English;
Rev. Gregory
means
that
each
person
must
discipline
himand again of that purpose.
self. That discipline is based on a respect for Spitz-religion; Mr. Gerald Powers-chemistry;
Effort, respect necessary
Miss Diane Ridolfi-math; Miss Donna SmitsSt. Joe's is first of all people. There are each other.
girl's phy. ed.; Mrs. Shirley Koch-Spanish;
900 plus people living and working together
Wants Christian spirit evident
on a daily basis. If you think for a moment,
St. Joe's is a Catholic school. lt should be Mr. Gerald Hoffman-band and music apprethat is quite a statement. It takes quite a lot a place where the spirit of the gospel, the ciation; and Rev. David Hanser-guidance difor two people to get along successfully, "Good News," that Jesus came to give us rector.
whether you're talking about a husband and prevails. If we are conscious of God, His law,
"We have a fine variety of teachers ...The
wife, two friends, brother and sister or any and the fact that we are all redeemed and staff, as a whole, impresses me as one
other human relationship. Now multi ply therefore living His life of grace, it will be excited about working with the students,"
that by the number of people in our school. evident in school. There should be a certain was Father Esser's comment.
I sincerely hope that the entire St. Joesph peace and joy here. Christian love will be
Handbook, schedule revised
family of students, staff, and parents will present.
The student handbook was revised with
put forth all the good will, effort, and reI realize that all the above is an ideal. We the help of class officers. Announcements at
spect for each other necessary to get along as
are all human and we will fail at times. But the beginning of third period, instead of
people.
St. Joe's must be a place where the Christian 8:00, add five minutes to last year's schedule
Discipline essential to learning
St. Joe's is a school. A school is a place to ideal is translated into real flesh and blood making dismissal at 2:40. When needed,
learn. There are many things to learn and people. I ask each student and teacher to homeroom periods will be made by shortening classes.
many ways of learning. Nothing is more ex- join me in working toward that goal.

Father Esser states vievvs

S J HS conducts fund drive
Sunday was set aside on which the homily, particularly to their parents in that the estigiven by the pastor, Fr. Paul Esser, or Fr. mated cost (to educate a student at St.
In the three months from June 1 through Spitz , was directed at acquainting the Joseph) is $610 and the tuition is $400.
Sept. 4, St. Joseph High School with the aid congregation with St. Joseph's and the
He also hopes that the students realize
of Mr. Stanley Langum, a professional fund- current campaign.
how much others have helped educate their
raiser, prepared and executed an intensive
When asked to comment on the fund generation and that when they become wage
fund drive on behalf of the school.
drive Mr. Langum stated "The campaign is earners they, in turn will help the next
Earlier in the year the Board of Trustees for the students' own benefit, perhaps more generation.
had projected a need for $400,000 over the
next three years to supplement the expended deficit. To reach this goal the drive called
for a united effort in raising, by public subscription, the cash, and pledges necessary for
St. Joseph to continue to provide quality
education.
It was in this same effort that brochures,
press releases, and radio broadcasts outlined
the record of service of the high school. In
addition, a fi lmstrip was made through the
combined efforts of Mr. Eugene Arneson,
the campaign general chairman, Fr. Gregory
Spitz, and Mr. Thomas McTernan. The film
was shown to ervice club , church o rganizations, and o ther potential donors.
The individu al pari shes in the city were Monsignor Ralph Altstadt, Dr. Harold Len tz, and Mr. Eugene Arneson pause for a picture at the fund
each given th eir own particul ar goal, and a drive dinner. (Pho to cour tesy Kenosha News)
by Peggy Hugunin

Successful year
demands cooperation
of students, staff

New Student Council
presents year's goals

When you want the family car for a s~e­
cial reason or you want to stay out later
than usual, one of the best ways of obtaining
this favor is to do small favors in return,
such as doing some work without first being
told to three times or answering one of your
mother's questions with a straight answer
rather than a cut. This is cooperation.
Cooperation is joint effort for a common
purpose. Without some kind of cooperation
we would be past fearing World War 111 and
on our way to VI or VI I. True, cooperation
doesn't always work. It fails when one of the
parties isn't willing to give enough. But in a
situation with mature individuals, cooperation usually leads to the most success and
satisfaction.
Here at St. Joe's we have two main reasons for cooperating with the administration
and faculty. The first is the fund drive which
was held for St. Joe's. This was accomplished in great part by people outside the school
itself, such as parents and interested people
in the community. Effort and time were
spent on our behalf and we owe these people
something in return. The best way to repay
them is to show through our actions that
their efforts were worthwhile.
The second reason for cooperation's importance here is the fact that we have a new
principal. Father Paul Esser has stated many
times that he is interested in working with
teens. He is open to our ideas and suggestions, so it's only fair that we give him a
chance to practice what he believes is right
for St. Joe's.
Cooperating is not playing teacher's pet
or bending to everything you're told to do.
It is working with others, compromising, in
order to make this school year enjoyable,
not a constant battle.

Student Council and its activities play a we' ll breed success.
major role in each school year at St. Joe's.
"We are now mature enough to have conBecause of this we felt it necessary to give fidence in everything we do. We'll let our
Student Council President Bill Hughes and actions speak for us, and they'll explode
Dave Limardi, Sam Loizzo, and Matt Biscig- with successful consistency. We don't want
lia, senior, junior, and sophomore presidents to set down exact plans for the year yet. We
respectively, an opportunity to explain some: would rather plan one thing at a time and
of the possible plans and goals for the com- take things as they come.
ing year.
"As one we will grow, lead, and develop a
profitable attitude. United we will stand, we
Student Council develops 12 goals
"The Student Council officers, Kitty won't even consider the alternative."
Albrecht, Michelle Trottier, Bill Wagner, and
Juniors prepare for Dinner-Dance
myself, would like to welcome everyone to
·'As iuniors our biggest challenge will be
the 1970-71 school year at St. Joseph High
Junior-Senior
Dinner-Dance. With capable
School.
leadership, well-informed students, and one
"It's a completely new year and it is
hundred per cent effort from everyone in
going to be a great one, but it can't be great
our class, we will make Dinner-Dance a specuntil you decide that you want it that way.
tacular success.
You have to want a better school and better
"We must also establish an effective comschool spirit before our plans for them can
munication between faculty and students if
become an actuality.
we are to accomplish our objective of being
"In order to make everyone aware of
St. Joe's most efficient and successful class.
what we are aiming at, we have laid down This kind of triumphant spirit will not only
our goals for the year. Your knowledge of provide for a most successful Junior-Senior
these goals will enable you to take an active Dinner-Dance but will also carry us through
part in accomplishing them. Read them care- the Patron Drive and all other challenges we
fully, but read them in a positive frame of will face this year."
mind.
Sophomore goal involvement
"We are aiming for:
"Our main goal in planning class activities
1) twenty $100 scholarships to be awarded
is
to
get more students involved. With this in
to those students who have done the
mind we would like to plan activities that
most for the school.
2) a better school image throughout the are new and different, such as last year's
pillow-fight dance.
community.
"We would also like the class to recognize
3) an atmosphere conducive to a good eduStudent
Council as more than a group that
cation and social maturing.
just organizes dances. The students must
4) accepting the responsibility for our acrealize that Student Council is their bridge
tions as students.
to the administration."
5) class spirit which will create The preceding paragraphs have tried to
6) greater school spirit.
show that Student Council is working to
make this a memorable year. They've given
7) a more organized Student Council.
us definite ideas. Instead of our usual vague
8) the election of the best leaders.
responses, let's reply with real action.
9) more student participation on commit-

Challenge
St. Joseph High School
2401 - 69th Street
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Vol. 13, No. 1

September, 1970

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF .......•... Lynn Walkowski
STAFF
News ...................... Judy Sereno
Paul Kostelnik, Peggy Hugunin
Editorial ................... Jeanette Brey
Marc Maraccini, Lynn Walkowski
Features ..................... Sue Jansky
Chris Caldwell, Barb Bill
Pictures ................... Peggy Corrigan
Jane Cbsemagen
Jo-Pinions ..................... Pat Piche
Cathi Carroll
Creative Writing ............ Julie O'Conner
Sports ......................Ellen Kupfer
Brad Bisciglia, Kit Albrecht
ART ..............Peggy Hugunin, Mary Crewe
PHOTOGRAPHY .............. Paul Kostelnik
ADVISER ................ Sr. Virginia O.S.F.
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tees and in all school activities.
10) closer communication from Student
Council to homeroom representatives to
the homerooms themselves.
11) a cohesive student-faculty relationship.
12) the completion of our goals.
"You'll be getting a more detailed rundown of these goals from the homeroom
representatives. These representatives will be
a big factor in making this year a success,
but remember, this is your school and it can
only be as good as you are willing to make
it."
"Changing" describes Senior Class
"Being the leaders, setting the mood and Student Council President Bill Hughes and Michelle
theme of this school year will be the goals of Trottier, secretary, take time out from a meeting
our changing Senior Class; changing because to get some fresh air.

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•

Pollution lurks ID Kenosha
it is unlikely ... that the water quality criteria proposed by the Wisconsin Department
As far as political issues and household of Resource Development will be attainable
words are concerned, pollution is a recent locally for some time to come."
development. However, the facts have been
Lake Michigan isn't the only polluted
around for a long time. Lake Erie was almost
lake in the Kenosha Area. The closing of
"dead" by 1953, factories have been conPaddock Lake has become a regular summer
taminating the air since 1890, and garbage
event. Although the safe bacteria level is
has littered the earth from the time of pre2,500 per 100 ml, as early as 196 7 figures
historic man.
showed Paddock Lake to have a high count
Man is killing the lakes
of 5,700. Lakes Geneva, Powers, Silver, and
Lakes are clear, cold bodies of water that Lilly are on the threshold level of safety,
support life. The natural aging of these while others like Como, Camp, and Browns
bodies is a process called eutrophication, in are excessively polluted. These facts are hard
which erosion and decomposition bring the and costly to reverse. Improving Browns
lake to its natural end, a marsh. Pollution Lake, for example, would cost an estimated
~peeds up eutrophication by about 10,000
$1,600,000.
years.
Trash pollutes the land
Where does the blame lie? The most pubMore paper, no-return, and aluminum
licized culprits are the industries that empty
products have enlarged the trash problem to
untreated chemicals into lakes. The facts
ugly proportions. Today's average person
show that although industrial wastes are a
discards 5.3 pounds of trash daily, compared
cause of pollution, more than 60 per cent of
to 2.7 pounds in 1920.
lake pollution is caused by municipal waste:
Kenosha has its share of trash problems.
small businesses and gas stations releasing
pollutants into the sewage system, farmers There are smelly, unsightly dumps, beer cans
and housewives using high-phosphate fertiliz- piled along roadsides, the "Teepee" incineraers and detergents, and people throwing gar- tor, and the recent ban on fires in the city.
Kenosha has air pollution
bage in the water; to name only a few.
Even though the major concern of KenoThe same situation exists in Kenosha.
Late in 1967, an investigation in accordance sha is water and land pollution, air pollution
with Wisconsin Interstate Water Quality is making itself felt in the community. The
Standards showed that only two industries heaviest concentration of pollutants are in
American Motors Corporation and Anacon- the vicinity of large plants such as AMC and
da American Brass Company, were dumping American Brass. There are four testers for air
wastes directly into the lake. AMC was dis- pollution, one atop St. Joe's. If the plants
charging oil into Pike Creek and raw sewage are found to be bad polluters, the test results
into the Kenosha harbor. American Brass are sent to the state lab in Madison and the
was depositing acid wastes into the lake plant must work to correct the problem.
In 1956, Kenosha received an air effects
through a private sewer. At present both
plants are being equipped with anti-pollution package from the federal government. The
results showed that air problems here had
systems.
little
connection with those in Milwaukee
During summer, the swimming season,
and
Chicago.
pollution is brought to the attention of more
When asked what students can do about
people. Lake Michigan is always closed for
pollution,
Mr. George Zimmer of the City
48 hours after a rain, but lately it's been
closed even in calm weather. According to Health Department replied, "The students
Robert Olson, Health Department Laborato- can form action groups and committees to
ry Bacteriologist, "With the bacteriological pressure government into establishing stanevidence we now have, it may be judicious dards safe for the public and not to bow to
to permanently post the beaches (unsafe) for strong indu trial lobbyist .
by Sue Jansky and Barb BilJ

Welcome, Freshmen!
by Chris Caldwell

Well, the old school bells chime again
and, as usual, kids begin making all kinds of
resolutions to work harder this year and
come out on top. Easier said than done, but
this is not exactly the point. Since most of
us have been at St. Joe's for at least a year,
we know the ins and outs. But then there is
the annual minority group, better known as
the Freshman Class, easily distinguished by
their panic-stricken stares, Algebra books,
and the fact that they all follow the dress
code.
This year our first resolution is to put
forth a special effort to make the freshmen
feel welcome instead of as outcasts.
When a trembling little body comes up to
you and asks timidly, "Which way to the
lavatory?" don't give a big line of directions.
Be honest. Tell him that's what the fund
drive was for and he'll just have to wait. It's
just natural freshmen aren't going to know
these technical things. We shouldn't take advantage of their ignorance.
As an example: before the school assembles for its first pep rally, take a couple
minutes before classes to explain to a frosh
what the general procedures are regarding
"Battle Cry." Every year when the cheerleaders yell out, "Freshmen, what's your
battle cry?" ... dead silence. A very embarrassing blow to the fragile freshman ego. We
all know their underdeveloped lungs don't
have a chance against years of experience
anyway, so just spread it around that they
all yell as loud as they can, "Don't give up
the ship!"
There are other disadvantages to being a
freshman that we can congenially help them
cope with. When the buzzer sounds for a fire
drill, (which is the first fool er because unlike
grade school the buzzer is a bell), the freshmen evacuate last. When they catch on to
this, the old Teacher-Caller mixes them up
again. It never fails that some freshman class
panics and runs terrified from the classroom
the first time it's used (and I ought to know;
my freshman year I was the first one out the
door).
Therefore, this is the Year of the Freshmen. We resolve to do everything possible to
make them feel wanted (dead or alive).
P.S. Elevator passes are available from
any "Challenge" staff member (see masthead) for 25 cents. They're lifesavers when
trying to get from the basement lockers to
the fourth floor in five minutes for lunch.

Lake Michlgan's shoreline reflects all three pollution problems: water, land, and air.

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Jeanette Brey and Chris Caldwell (at right) along with an
adviser and fellow student, attend a session on the beach at a
summer poetry seminar at Carthage College. They were chosen on a scholarship basis from among 322 applicants.

The beach is the place for Rose Giannini on those long,
hot summer days.

Three St. Joseph students attended Badger State this summer. Barb Bill was the
delegate to Badger Girls' State and Mark
Leuck and George Hammond were the delegates to Badger Boys' State. Badger State is a
workshop in State government sponsored by
the American Legion and the Legion
Auxiliary.

This school dance is a good excuse for students to visit St. Joe's during the
summer months.

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"Staff suggests election changes" an editorial which appeared in the April, 1970
Challenge won first place in the editorial
division of the Catholic School Press Association Writing Contest. It was written by
Lynn Walkowski.

Senior Judy Sereno attended a yearbook
workshop at the University of WisconsinMadison for two weeks this summer. She
was sponsored by the Kenosha News courtesy of Mr. Howard Brown.

"Showcase" a show combining elements
of variety shows, concerts, and plays, was
presented at St. Joe's Auditorium, August
22 . The show was put on for the benefit of
St. Joe's. Students from all over the Kenosha
area took part in the show. The Kenosha
R ecreation Chorus also performed. St.
J oseph stu dents who participated were
Renee Hammond, Mary Lou Holmes, Celeste
Laurer, Chuck Karabetsos, and Karen
Willems. "Showcase" was a New Theatre
production an d was directed by Jeff Hunter
and Lorrie Laken.

A Mexican muchacho and donkey make Bob Kup fer's vacation in Acapulco an in teresting experience.

Kathy Hugunin makes two new friends while volunteering time at Sunnyside School in the Head
Start Program.

On her tour through Germany , Sally Fischer
ftnds time to stop and sample the traditional
German drink. Sally also toured France,
Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Denmark,
and Austria.
"Hey Curt, I like your shirt," says Sue Schneider to Curt Hanrahan
at the senior picnic this summer.

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I am coming to St. Joe's because I don't
want to go to a public school and I've heard
a lot about St. Joe's that I like. I like the
school because you aren't doing the same
thing every day so it's not so boring.
Michele Bruneau

Why are you coming to St. Joe,s and
what is your impression of this school before you even get here?
I am coming to St. Joe's mainly to get a
I am going to St. Joe's to get an education in a school I know will guide me the good education. I hope to gain all that I can
in these four years and then continue on to
right way.
Elizabeth Stevens college.
Barb Beardsley
I'm going to St. Joe's because I feel it will
My opinion of St. Joe's is just great. I'm
offer me what I need to get into college. St.
going to try freshman year here but I know
Joe's will prepare me better.
Mary Jo Kavalauskas I'll want to stay for the other three.
Joy DelConte
I'm going to St. Joe's because the school
I'm coming to St. Joe's because I want to
has a wide variety of activities and sports.
Melanie Petersen and I wouldn't like to go to a public school.
I like the school because it has a very good
I'm going to St. Joe's because I feel I have sports program.
a better chance of getting a good education.
Mike Finn
It offers more of a variety to choose from.
I am going to St. Joe's because I've heard
There are always trouble makers but I think
lot
of good things about the school and
a
that the school has a good reputation and
there
are
a lot of activities to participate in
anyone going there would be proud.
Kathy White over there.
Pat Grabowski
I am going to St. Joe's because I've heard
It seems that the school as a whole really
how swell the faculty treats everyone. Also,
backs
its sport teams. It also prepares one
no other high school can further religion as
college than for a job after high
more
for
St. Joe's can.
school.
Ron Regis
Steven Bill
I want to come to St. Joe's because I
heard that the kids are friendly and you
don't get pushed around just because you're
a freshman.
Frances Gillespie

1'm going to St. Joe's for three major
reasons: (1) I think I will receive a better
education than I would at a public school.
(2) I think St. Joe's has a fine field of sports.
(3) A lot of my friends are going. I've heard
a number of compliments about St. Joe's. It
I am coming to St. Joe's because they is very modern, has very highly-qualified
have a good educational program, musical teachers, and also the kids are cool.
department, and many other things you can
Bill Helminger
participate in and I really want to be a part
I am going to St. Joe's because my dad
of them.
believes
it's a good opportunity for me. I
Mary Theriault
feel it is a good school and fun to be a part
I, myself, chose to come to St. Joe's of.
Kim Alfano
because I believe I can get a better education
there than in a public school. I have heard
My impressions of St. Joe's is that it has a
that the teaching staff is one of the best in
great
sense of school spirit and has an atmothe area and the students are very pleasant.
Sue Shore sphere of casualness so you feel at home and
not like you're around strange people.
Laura Chiapetta
I'm going to St. Joe's because I think it is
I'm going to St. Joe's because I can rea school that is going to prepare me well for
the future. My opinion of St. Joe's is that it ceive a better education. I've heard that at
is a great school with good scholastic facili- St. Joe's their discipline is strict, so you will
learn something.
ties and a great sports program.
Michael Curry
Susan Neu

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I wanted to come to St. Joe's because it's
better than the junior highs in the city. Just
going to the plays they put on shows their
great ambition. I think 1'm going to enjoy it
a great deal.
Sue Linkus
I am happy about going to St. Joe's because it has qualified teachers and a good
athletic program. It will also give me a good
education.
Michael Chiapetta
1'm going to St. Joe's because to be a part
of St. Joe's is to be a part of a great thing.
Colleen Higgins

Top Albums
During the past summer I have encountered the question, "What are some good albums I could get?" Here is my reply, a list of
the five best albums out today.
One of the greatest live albums to come
out is "The Who Live at Leeds," which captures one of the most exciting groups around
today. This album moves. The guitar work of
Peter Townshend is fresh and stimulating.
Keith Moon establishes himself as the best
rock drummer alive today. However, in spots
the album is a big drawn out, so I'd rate it B+.
Contrary to popular belief, Jethro Tull is
not a man. It is a very heavy group from
England. They are led by the merry madman
of music, Ian Anderson. I saw this group live
and Anderson and his flute hypnotized me.
"Stand Up" is the group's second album. All
the songs are good, but the quality and
sound of the album detract quite a bit, rating it B. Their third album, "Benefit," has a
big sound and thus justifies the great songwriting of Anderson. Anderson writes all the
material and the group respects his ability.
I'd rate this album A+.
Neil Young brings his stone-faced Canadian childhood to us in two attempts, "Neil
Young," and "Neil Young and Crazy Horse,
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere." The
first album is a good solo attempt. The best
song is The Loner. There are two long, drawn
out cuts detracting from an otherwise perfect
album which rates B+. The second album is
good Canadian hard rock, with an A+ rating.
Listen especially to Cinnamon Girl and Down
By the River to see what I mean.

Lancers State Cha111ps
Championship Game
St. Joseph- 3
St. Catherine 1

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Coach Bob Carbone
Rock Jurvis, P- CF
Bob Biernat, LF
Mark Novelen, 2B- CF
Dennis Serpe, SS
Dennis Petersen, P
John Krifka, OF
Rick Llanas, 3B- 2B
Mike Higgins, 1B
Bob Kappus, C
Paul Pulera, OF

Paul Pulera

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Bob Kappus

Rock Jurvis
Mike Higgins (Photo courtesy Kenosha News)

Rick Llanas (Photo counesy Kenosha News)

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By Ellen Kupfer

Lancers start season
By Brad Bisciglia
over 50 players. If the Lancers beat Don
Eleven returning lettermen from last Bosco, Madison and Badger Stadium will
year's record-breaking footbaU squad should seem a lot closer.
This year's state championship game will
form the nucleus for a strong team this year.
The returning lettermen are center and be played in Madison at Badger Stadium, a
captain Randy Viola, guard Dave Robillard, change from last year's Lambeau Field,
tackles Frank Ventura and Chuck Naumo- Green Bay site. The Tartan Turf at Badger
wich, ends Dennis Meo and Paul Pulera, and Stadium which is similar to the Astroturf in
running backs Mal Mahone, Brian Portilia, the Astrodome in Houston should be quite a
Bob McQuestion, Rick Llanas, and Mike change from the rocky, dusty field the team
now practices on.
Higgins.
Llanas, Higgins, Viola, McQuestion, and
Robillard are aU two-year lettermen. Pulera
and Llanas received All-Conference honors
last season as juniors and a repeat performance is likely this year.
by Kitty Albrecht
Chances are Coach Bob Carbone will go
Experience and close group timing are
with Llanas as quarterback with Mike Becker
backing Llanas up. Sophomores Joe Loizzo hoped to bring the 1970 cross-country team
and Mark Desris may also do some quarter- its best year yet.
backing.
The team will consist of 11 men, three
Mahone, Portilia, and Higgins will do the more than last year. Returning are Captain
bulk of the ball-carrying along with John John Beaumier, Craig Govekar, Tom
Forchette.
Williamson, Joe Lindi, Kevin Brunner, and
Mahone and Portilla, two of the fastest Raymond Beaumier. The other runners are
members of the team, will battle for place- Tom Zongolowicz, Dave Jones, Terry
kicking duties, while McQuestion should do Willems, Dan Koessl, and Gary O'Leksy.
the punting. All three did some kicking last
Beaumier explained that in cross-country
year.
the important factor in winning is how close
The receivers are led by Pulera, who holds the team timing is. It's better to have all the
the school record for receptions in a game, runners finish closely than scattered. He
and include tight-end candidates Ken Stre- commented that last year was the first time
hlow, Vince Pozza, and Greg Soule. Senior any St. Joe's cross-country team has won a
Warren Lewis and sophomore Matt Bisciglia meet. Because the team is experienced, they
could also see action.
have a good chance of winning and placing
Undoubtedly the strongest part of the near the top this year.
team is the line. Five lettermen are returning
The team practices at Lincoln and
to the line. Viola, Robillard, Ventura, Meo,
Kennedy Parks. Home meets will be held at
and Naumowich were all starters on offense
Kennedy.
or defense last year and have a backlog of
experience.
C.C. Schedule
Strong replacements juniors Bill Crist and
Kevin Fredricksen and senior Brad Bisciglia home
Sept. 11 DeSales
should help a lot on both offense and
~fe~.
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Sept. 14 Marquette
Many linemen and backs will go both
ways this year causing a need for many able home
Sept. 16 Bradford
replacements in case of injuries. The squad is
small this year which means everyone will away
Sept. 25 Messmer, Dominican
have to work harder than they did last year.
The first game with Don Bosco will prove away
Oct. 1 DeSales
to be the test of the Lancers' physical
strength. Don Bosco is always big, usually home
Oct. 12 Messmer, Dominican

Sights set high
for 1970 CC team

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Seniors Tom Heller and Mike Higgins,
junior Malcolm Mahone, and sophomore Jim
Giovannoni attended the Al McGuire Hall of
Fame Camp at North Central College, Naperville, lllinois. The basketball camp was conducted by Mr. Richard Versace. Malcolm
was a counselor. Tom was on the All-Star
Team and was the leading rebounder.

***
Matt Bisciglia, Malcolm Mahone, and
freshman Jamie Kaufmann attended a basketball clinic at Carthage.

***
Coach Chubrilo worked at the
McGuire Camp.

Al

***
Dan Winkler and Maggie Stahl both won
in the Kenosha Recreation Tennis Tournament. Dan took first in the Boys 16 and
under. Maggie won the Flight A Doubles.

***
John Beaumier, Ben Guido, Brad
Bisciglia, Craig Govekar and Tom Williamson
participated in the Lake Shore Olympian's
Athletic Club. They ran in various AAU
meets this summer.
John went on to represent the Midwest in
the mile at the Junior Olympics. He placed
ninth with a 4:20 time.

***
Two all senior teams played city league
baseball this summer. The teams were the
Moonshiners and Bobby's York Club. Some
of the guys who played are; Al Andrea, Dave
Andrea, Bob Chubrilo, Ben Guido, Roger
Aiello, Mike Higgins, Bob Kappus, Paul
Kostelnik, Dave Limardi, Mark Niccolai,
Mike Pecnik, and Mike Wood.

***
Good luck to the freshman and varsity
football teams.
Football Schedule
DATE

OPPONENT

Sept. 5 ................. Don Bosco (H)
Sept. 11 ................ Marquette (A)
Sept. 19 .................. Messmer (H)
Sept. 25 ................. Pio Nono (A)
Oct. 3 ..................... Pius XI (H)
Oct. 11 ............... St. Catherine (A)
Oct. 17 .................. Cathedral (H)
(Homecoming)
Oct. 24 .................. Memorial (H)
Oct. 30 ................. Dominican (A)

Fund drive pledges
Pass $138, 000 mark

a BD
Vol. 13, No. 2

St. Joseph High School

Kenosha, Wis. 53140

by Paul Kostelnik

Oct., 1970

Student Council officers, Bill Wagner, Kit Albrecht, Bill Hughes, and Michelle Trottier, discuss Home-.
coming plans at an informal, after-hours meeting.

Homecoming to be grander
by Barb Bill
Friday, October 9, the candidates were anBigger and better are the keywords in the nounced at an all-school assembly. Each was
1970 Homecoming plans. The dance, parade, asked a question designed to bring out her
and float building have been improved with ideas on school and teen life. These quesmore money from Student Council.
tions were meant to be of value to the students in making their choice of queen, acThe game against St. John's Cathedral cording to Bill.
will take place on Saturday, October 17, at
Lakefront Stadium.
On Thursday, October 15, the students
will vote for Homecoming Queen. The votes
Decorations for the Homecoming Dance will be weighted so that each freshman balto be held in the gym from 8 to 11 p.m. the lot will be worth one, sophomore two, and
same night will be more expensive than in so on.
the past. When asked why, Student Council
President Bill Hughes replied, "The dance
The queen and her court will be anshould be something big, not on the level of nounced at a pep rally on Friday, October
Dinner Dance, but nicer than the ordinary 16, and she will reign over all the festivities
dance." The band will be Central Exchange. of the weekend.

SJHS has already passed one fourth of its
fund drive goal of $400,000 even though
only a fraction of the pledge cards have been
returned, according to Mr. Thomas McTernan, business administrator. Mr. Stanley
Langum, a professional fund raiser, has
finished his part of the work. However, the
committees and office personnel are continuing the drive.
A total of $138,599 has been pledged by
24 per cent of all the prospects evaluated
from the city parishes who replied as of
Sept. 16. In a further breakdown of the
parishes, of those approached for a memorial
gift of over $5,000, 30 per cent have pledged
$18,350. Twelve per cent of the industry
prospects have pledged $12,080. And 10 per
cent of the commerce prospects have pledged $4,900.
Large contributions received
The largest contributors so far have been
the First ational Bank of Kenosha with a
donation of $10,000 and the Arneson Corporation and family contributing $11,000.
The fund-raising machinery was set up by
Mr. Langum working six and seven days a
week for fourteen weeks, ending Sept. 4.
Presently the four committees, Memorial, Industry, Commerce, and Parish are carrying
on the work and will continue during the
next three years to solicit from prospects
until all have been contacted.
Of those still working on the drive, Mr.
Ferd Serto was delegated by the Fund Drive
Executive Committee to handle the followup for them. Sister Rosemary Clancy, assistant business administrator, is compiling
the fund drive information and issuing progress reports.
Goal will be reached
Commenting on the progress of the fund
drive, Mr. McTeman stated, "We are a long
long way from being done. However, we are
optimistic, and we think we will make the
goal."

SJHS Alumni Association revived

Homecoming activities began on October
3 when the homerooms started float building. To eliminate painting and give the floats
by Judy Sereno
a better look, float paper was used this year.
Money prizes will be awarded to creators of
St. Joe's Alumni Association is being rewinning floats. These winners will be an- vived under a new moderator, Sister Helen
nounced at half-time of the football game. Schulteis.
Judging will be done by art teachers from
Al though the association never became
the local colleges.
very active, it was actually begun in 1960 by
Father James Clark.
In order to get more students involved,
On October 17 at 10:30 a.m., the Alumni
Student Council has put special emphasis on Association will hold its first formal meetthe parade.
ing. At this meeting a constitution will be
"Those not in the band or working on the drawn up, and future plans will be made.
floats could even ride along on decorated Following the meeting, the alumni will reacquaint themselves with the school. They
bikes," Bill Hughes stated.
will then be urged to attend the homecoming
Senior boys voted October 8 to select the game that afternoon.
Nearly 4,000 alumni were contacted
ten candidates for Homecoming Queen. On

through a newsletter. The newsletter will be
the main means of communication used by
the group. Alumni of the old St. Mary's High
School, along with St. Joe's alumni, were
also invited to join the association.
When asked how she felt about an Alumni Association, Kathy Ruffolo '67 said, "I
think it's a good opportunity for old classmates to get together and plan things other
than the usual ten-year reunions. Ten years
is too long a time to be out of con tact."
If, by accident, any alumni of either St.
Mary or St. Joseph High Schools did not
receive an invitation to the Oct. 17 meeting,
it was an oversight. Please send in name and
address to Sister Helen Schulteis at the high
school.

Library innovations
arouse new interest
Every year St. Joe's has added or improved programs designed to make learning easier
and more enjoyable for the students. Among
this year's improvements are library procedures. Through library orientation sessions, students learned of the innovations in the library,
including the new library pass system, the
Xerox machine, and the new library cards.
Sessions renew interest
The library orientation sessions held in
each English class during the first two weeks
of school resulted in a new interest in the
library, according to Sister Crescentine Brill,
librarian. Sr. Crescentine stated that this is
the first year since she's been here that the
library has been used by a large number of
students as a Iibrary shou Id .
Indicative of this new interest in the library are the 35 students who volunteered
to be library aides this year. Last year three
volunteered. These aides free Sister of clerical duties so she has more time to assist
students needing her help.
Library adds equipment
A Xerox machine has been added to the
library's equipment this year. This will enable students to copy material in a few minutes and with a minimum of trouble. A
ten-cent fee per page is charged to help pay
for the cost of the machine's use.
Library passes abolished
This year students have been able to go to
the library during free periods without a
library pass. They need only sign a list in the
library, which is then sent to study hall. We
hope that library privileges won't be abused
by any students. Experience shou Id have
taught us by now that abuse leads to
revocation.
Editor's Note: We would like to announce the results of the May poll asking
students whether or not they wish us to
keep the monthly issues as part of the yearbook. Of the 912 students responding, 634
favored keeping the paper in; 278 favored
omitting it. Therefore, the paper will remain
a part of the 1970-'71 yearbook.

Challenge
St. Joseph High School
2401 - 69th Street
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Vol. 13, No. 2

October, 1970

EDITOR-IN.CHIEF . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeanette Brey
STAFF
News ..................... Paul Kostelnik
Judy Sereno
Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lynn Walkowski
Jeanette Brey
Feature ........................ Barb Bill
Julie O'Connor, Chris Caldwell,
Sue Jansky, Peggy Hugunin
Jo-Pinions ............. . . . .. Cathi Carroll
Pat Piche
Picture ................... Jane Dosemagen
Peggy Corrigan
Sports .................... Kitty Albrecht
Brad Bisciglia, Ellen Kupfer
PHOTOGRAPHY ..... . ........ Paul Kostelnik
ART ....................... Scott Sterelczyk
Bob Koling
ADVISER ................. Sr. Virginia, O.S.F.
9-issue subscription ... $1.50

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Challenge explains policy
Each year in one of its initial issues, Challenge staffers write an explanatory article to
clarify the paper's policies, philosophy, and
purposes.
Since little gets done unless someone is in
charge, the Challenge staffers see themselves
as the ones who have taken on the responsibility of the newspaper's publication for the
school. However, Challenge belongs not just
to the staffers but to the entire school.
Therefore any student may submit articles,
creative writing, or letters expressing an
opinion for publication by giving them to
any staff member or by putting them into
the Challenge mailbox outside room 224.
We also welcome any suggestions the student body may have for articles or editorials.
It is difficult for us to know if we are doing
the job you want us to if we never hear from
you. Praise us, criticize us, offer suggestions
- just please do respond to us.
Policy regarding letters
The staff has two requirements for having
letters published in Challenge: 1) The subject of the letter must be worth commenting
on in the newspaper; that is, the subject
must be of concern to a good number of
students. 2) The author of the letter must be
willing to sign his name. We feel that a
person should be willing to stand behind
what he writes. Names will occasionally be
withheld for a good reason upon request,
but we feel we have the right and the responsibility to know who wrote the letter.
Frequency of publication
Challenge is published monthly. The first
four issues and the final May issue are put
out by the senior staff, who are also responsible for the production of the yearbook.
The other four issues are the work of the
junior staff.
Paper's function explained
One common complaint about Challenge
is that most of the news is already known
before it comes out in the newspaper. This is
true, and two factors are responsible for it.
First, students daily learn the news through
P.A. announcements, teacher announce-

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ments, Student Council reports, and other
notices. Secondly, the deadline for copy to
be at the printer's is about three weeks prior
to the distribution date. For example, this
issue was at the printer's on September 17.
Only by special arrangement with the printer
can articles be held past the deadline date.
Consequently, we see our function not so
much as breakers of the news but rather as
those who give the students background on
the news, interpretations of the news, and
details that aren't communicated in brief
announcements. We also see as part of our
function entertaining our readers through
features, columns, and picture pages.
Students create the paper
The paper is written entirely by students.
At staff meetings, students share ideas for
articles and editorials and vote on those they
consider most interesting and useful for the
student body. Each staff member chooses
what he wishes to write. All Jo-Pinion answers and creative writing are selected by the
staff members themselves.
Pages' function explained
Challenge contains eight pages, except in
February, March, and April when it has 12
because of the homeroom pictures.
The purpose of each page is as follows:
News page informs the reader about present and future events and interprets this
information for him when necessary .
Editorial page expresses opinions and takes a stand on issues affecting students.
Feature page presents the human side of
the news and entertains the reader .
Picture pages portray the academic and
social life of St. Joe's through pictures.
Jo-Pinion page gives the students a chance
to share their opinions on certain carefully
selected questions.
Creative Writing page presents the best
creative writing done by the students at St.
Joe's.
Sports page records and interprets the
athletic events of the school year.
This is Challenge as we see it. We hope
you will share your ideas about it with us.

Guidance Center has new program

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by Julie O'Connor

Notice a lot of seniors with red folders
lately? Seen lots of juniors with blue folders
in their stacks of books? These individual
guidance folders are one of the many innovations made by Fr. David Hanser since he was
appointed Guidance Director here this summer. Also new are the paraprofessional women, aides to the guidance counselors.
Department reveals plans
If you've passed the Guidance Resource
Center, you've probably noticed that seniors, looking over catalogues and reading
pamphlets, seem to dominate the room lately. The program for seniors was the first to
get under way. The seniors were introduced
to the resource center through group guidance sessions in their English classes. Each
senior has one scheduled appointment during which he talks either to Fr. Hanser or Sr.
Mary Therese individually but is then able to
meet with the counselors whenever he feels
it's necessary.
The guidance program for juniors will be
run on a group basis. Groups of ten will
meet once a week to prepare for their senior
year. "The purpose is to prepare the juniors
for their senior year when they finalize both
their educational and vocational plans," according to Fr. Hanser.
Although the program for freshmen and
sophomores is still in the planning stages, Fr.
Hanser says it will be based on an orientation program.
One of the special events planned by the
Guidance Department is the CONTINUING
EDUCATION NIGHT to be held on October
~I. The purpose of the event is to inform
students and their parents of continuing education possibilites whether they be apprenticeships, on-the-job training, technical institutes, colleges, or military. Representatives
from public and private colleges, universities,

Five-minute football
by Chris Caldwell

Now that schedules are firmly engrained
Sr. Mary Therese Brunner watches the work of in students' minds, we can settle down to
Mrs. L. Seianas, Mrs. A. Lindi, and Mrs. M. Fur- routine. Everyone knows where everything is
deck, three of the paraprofessionals who volunteer- located (no more frantic panics to find room
ed to · help with the clerical work in the Guidance
303, when, no matter where you look, all
ll!partment.

technical institutes, industries, and training
and military schools, both in and out of state,
will be on hand to provide information.
All students are able to come to the Guidance Resource Center to schedule an appointment during any of their free periods. Only
in rare cases will any exception be made for
those students without a free period. Fr.
Hanser warns that a student will be denied
the use of the center if he misuses the
facilities.
Paraprofessionals aid counselors
New this year are the paraprofessional
mothers who assist the Guidance Department in the Guidance Resource Center and
other areas.
The 25 mothers who volunteered on a
part-time basis to work with Fr. Hanser and
Sr. Mary Therese are members of the Guidance Student Personnel Services team, but
are not involved in direct student counseling.
Fr. Hanser explains their purpose as assisting
the department so it can have more time to
offer the best possible service to the
students.

Student Council acquires room
by Peggy Hugunin

Few people have cause to travel the dimly
lit halls of the school basement anymore.
Some students have lockers or classes on the
far east side, but it isn't likely that more
than 75 people out of 900 in the building
will be down there sometime today. This is
why not many students have seen the green,
yellow, and blue sign on the door of 070
welcoming them to the new and first Student Council room.
Had you opened the door to this room
sometime in early September, you would have
seen an upright piano , its bench, one chair,
piles of construction paper , and a definitely
overflowing wastebasket nothing more.
Since that time, however, the room has
taken on a much more dignified look. 1t now
"chairfully" accommodates the Council's 60
members. Banners and posters with class slogans, famili ar sayings, and not-so-familiarsayings give the room an atmosphere of
creativity.
Stu dent Council president, Bill Hughes,

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explained why he worked to get a special
room for Council: "Getting a Student Council room will help us accomplish our goal of
being more organized. We are now centralized instead of being spread throughout the
school. I see the room as being the brain
center of a well-functioning Student
Council."

Fellow Student Council members, Dave Limardi
and Nancy Halverson, help decorate Student Council room 070 with posters.

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the room numbers begin with a two). Only
one problem remains - how to get there. As
you vainly attempt to move smoothly from
class to class, it soon becomes evident that
"school season" is synonymous with "football season," both inside and outside the
building. Only a few rules need be adjusted
for indoor football.
The game starts at 8:05 a.m. Homerooms
packed with nervous players wait anxiously
for the signal to pass. A few step over the
line of scrimmage. Quickly a foul is called by
the homeroom teacher. The penalty is stiff
- two blues and back to the bench.
Finally the signal sounds. The players
break through to the field. With a fiverninute time limit, they proceed (by various
devious plays) to maneuver their books
across the goal line of an assigned room, in
spite of rain, sleet, snow, boyfriends, girlfriends, and other unavoidable deterrents.
Immediately a huddle forms at the hall
intersections. Penetration of this obstacle
calls for expert "various devious plays"
training. For example, if you occupy a high
altitude, practice the leaping-tall-obstaclesin-a-single-bound play. Or, if you're below
sea level, become a pinball wizard dodging
limitless feet. We've lost more spiked freshmen (and a few others) that way. And spectators wonder why enrollment's down!
Then , a group lines up for a play. As the
center calls the signals, the kicker takes aim.
THWAP - a history book sails down the
hall. In the background cheerleaders echo
appropriate encouragements. "Way to go!
Step on it, Stupid!" There's a fumble, and a
player is tackled . Suddenly from the sidelines a referee approaches. A time-out is called. The unusual similarity in uniforms complicates distinguishing offense from defense
(and also who's who on the field), so the ref
hesitates to penalize. Breaths are held, and as
faces begin blending in with the rest of the
scenery, he reluctantly says, "Resume play."
Once again circulatory systems revive.
But seconds are passing, and the game is
almost over. Players make one last effort to
win. Some run one hundred yards (and
about four flights of stairs). Then the bell
sounds, 8: 10 - touchdown.

The White Sox Packers and otre Dame teams are the favorites of Mr. Thomas
McTeman (at ieft) St. Joe's new business administrator. His duties include taking
care of all 'money matters, plant operations, and general services, such as cafeteria and
student transportation. Orginally from Morris, lllinois, he is married and has four
children to provide distraction from St. Joe's business problems.

Who's the new man often seen strolling through the corridors, greeting students with
a smile? He's Father Paul Esser (at right), who also spends a lot of his time
communicating with the students and grappling with all the big and little problems
that are part of a principal's life.

If you wonder what the micro-wave antenna
is doing on top of the school, just ask Father
Gregory Spitz, head of the Audio-Visual
Department. Father is working to get closedcircuit TV throughout the school sometime in
the future. Along with teaching Religion here,
Father Spitz enjoys working with hi-fi equipment and doing radio work.

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The luck of the lrish is with St. Joseph's
in the person of Sister Rosemary Clancy.
Coming from St. Partick's, near Beaver
Darn, Sister now works in the main
office. She is an avid music lover and
formerly taught grade school.

After teaching Spanish on the
junior high, senior high, and university levels, as well as English at KTl,
Mrs. Shirley Koch now teaches
Spanish l and lI here. Besides
Spanish, Mrs. Koch is interested in
music, especially opera, and in
piano playing. Along with her husband, she also does some gardening.

Mr. Gerald Powers (left), talking to Tim Schlenker, is a
recent graduate of Eau Claire and is also St. Joe's new
chemistry teacher. Mr. Powers, who also teaches an Il'S
class, is originally from Hammond, Wis. and enjoys sports.

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Knowing her way around the building was one advantage Miss
Diane Ridolfi, 1966 St. Joe's graduate, had over other new faculty
members this year. Miss Ridolfi, algebra and geometry teacher and
graduate of Marquette University, enjoys sewing, camping, and
especially football.

Drawing caricatures, oil painting, and guitar playing are some of
Sister Madeleva Metten's, (at left) many talents. Coming from Saint
Mark's, Sister Madeleva now teaches freshman and junior English
and moderates Homeroom 301.

"English is something real, something that is used everyday by
everyone. It is close to life," said Sr. Margaret Halbur (at right) in
explaining why she teaches senior and sophomore English. Coming
here from a fellowship at the University of Vermont, Sister is
interested in sports, music, and especially movies.

A Packer fan heart and soul, Miss Donna Smits (at right) likes oil painting and leans
toward long-hair music. She coached and played on a championship basketball team in
Green Bay, her home town, where she also fenced and played field hockey.

"One of the biggest little quarterbacks and one of the best to come out of Saint
Joseph's" is the way Coach Bob Carbone described St. Joe's new freshman assistant
coach, Mr. Don Martin (at left). Currently also a student at Parkside, Coach enjoys riding
dirt bikes in his spare time.

If it weren't for his great interest in St. Joe's Guid-

ance Department, Fr. David Hanser would spend
morning, noon, and night water skiing. A former
teacher at St. Catherine's and Catholic Memorial, Fr.
Hanser has taught Religion and has been athletic
director and guidance counselor at these schools.

Playing trumpet in the Kenosha Pops Band and
being interested in sports, including car racing, take
up most of Mr. Gerald Hoffman's free time. Mr.
Hoffmann, who taught at Lincoln Junior High
School, took over the directorship of the CYO
band program last fall. He continues as director
and also teaches music appreciation and band at St.
Joe's this year.

s

SJHS holds night classes
by Sue Jansky

They say, "Absence makes the heart grow
fonder." This seems to be true at St. Joe's.
The long summer vacation has caused some
science , religion , and drivers' ed. tudents
not only to attend school during the day,
but also to return for more at night as well.
Space science uses new telescope

One of the most unusual courses to be
offered at St. Joe's this year is space science,
taught by Mr. Thomas Patton. It is the study
of man's efforts to understand the universe
and is being taught to seniors four periods of
the day.

The head of the English department at
Dominican College in Racine (where Mrs.
Brandt has worked) offered to let SJHS film
study students see the films being shown to
Dominican students. The administration at
Dominican approved the idea and gave Mrs.
Brandt the use of a discussion room.
The films will be shown at Dominican on
Wednesday nights, and the Golden Rondell
in Racine offers films Thursday nights for
which any student may obtain free tickets
from Mrs. Brandt.

The telescope is also used during the day
to view the sun with the aid of shields and
sun filters.
Mr. Patton is an investigator for ASA so
any important observations by the students
or Mr. Patton will be sent to NASA for
publication.
Film students go to Dominican

Religion through film is a new semester
course being taught sixth period by Mrs.
Mary Ann Brandt. The class's 28 students
will view films and discuss the morality and
validity of the themes portrayed.

by Kitty Albrecht

Football instead of soccer and students
changing rooms instead of teachers are two
differences which Francis Liu from Ethiopia
and Miguel Reidenbach from the Philippines
found at St. Joe's.

Francis, a senior, is living with a fellow
Ethiopian spending his second year at St.
The seats at Dominican are reserved, but Joe's, Abe Isaac. Francis' decision to come
any senior free sixth period and willing to here was greatly influenced by his brothers,
participate in the discussions may get per- Chris and Chuck, who were here last year.
mission from Mrs. Brandt to see the films He finds himself at home because of the
shown there.
friendliness of the students.
Driver Education continues
In Ethiopia, his school day consisted of

Last year, Mr. Patton ordered a 6-inch
$225 reflector telescope , which arrived this
summer. One useful feature of this telescope
is the clock drive , a unique device which
moves the telescope as the earth rotates.
Once again this year, Mr. Robert Karnes
This keeps objects in the same viewing posi- has made drivers' ed. available at night for
tion over long periods of time.
those unable to take it during school hours.
Mr. Patton hopes to have all his students, The session now in progress consists of segoing out in groups of four, use the tele- niors and juniors who meet Thursday nights
scope at least four nights during the year. from seven to nine until November 19.
"The students will start by viewing Venus, Another session for sophomores is planned
Jupiter , and the moon," explained Mr. Pat- to begin in late January.
ton, "and progress to such celestial objects
as the rings of Saturn, Betelgeuse, Sirius, and
the Seven Sisters."
The temporary location for these nighttime classes is the practice field behind the
school, although the advantage of height has
kept the school roof a possibility.

Foreign students
contrast home
with U.S. life

six periods. A 15-minute break is held after
the first two periods, and lunch is after the
next two. They have no Student Council.
Instead a group of seniors called prefects
help keep order during the morning breaks
while the teachers have meetings.
Francis likes the teachers at St. Joe's and
says religion is his favorite class. He enjoys
our football games and was happy to see girl
cheerleaders. There are no girl cheerleaders
in Ethiopia.

Miguel, who prefers to be called Mike , is a
junior. He is staying with his Kenosha grandparents. He said a lot of his friends back in
the Philippines are coming to the states.
While joking with his mother one time about
coming here, he found she was very eager for
Members have been chosen for this year's him to come but was waiting for him to say
Tomorrow's Children, Madrigals, and Lan- so.
cettes choruses. They are as follows:
Ate Neo De Manica, his high school in the
Tomorrow's Children
Philippines, is in many ways different from
Barb Beardsley
Virginia King
Pat McKenna
Barb Bill
St. Joe's. The high school is situated on a
Jean Carelli
Donna Niccolai
large campus, along with a grade school and
Lee Gregorin
Sarah Walker
Paulette Wood
Shelley Host
college. Mike finds St. Joe's a bit more deSue Zumpano
Sara Johnson
manding when it comes to uniforms and the
Madrigals
grooming code. He explained that through
Alex Andrea
Dennis Meo
their Student Council at Ate Neo De Manica,
Jackie Monroe
Linda Baumann
Brad Bisciglia
Larry Nelson
students were able to abolish the ruling on
Paulette Englund
Debbie Oster
hair length.
Bill Hughes
Pat Kloet
Sue Kolstad
Jan Ling
Dave Manka

Bill Petzke
Andy Rieschl
Terri Servais
Linda Viola

Lancettes
Laurie Pettey
Cindy Seianas
Cathy Szarafinski
Ann Theriault
Jane Van Hazinga
Mary Clare Werve
Eva Wielgat
Pianist: Sue Gallo

Georgia Becker
Karla Bielewicz
Maureen Carroll
Maureen Hammond
Peggy Hugunin
Mary Kemps
Nancy Lindi
Colleen Patrick

In Havista, where he lived, the kids do
some of the same things Kenoshans do. They
go to dances, play basketball, go swimming,
bowling, and sometimes camping. The
movies there cost only 30 cents. Often kids
end up just driving around the city for fun,
but they have to be 18 to drive.

Mike comes from a family with five kids
and a pet police dog. At home he enjoyed
going to basketball games that sometimes
****
The January 1970 through April issues of got very spirited.
Challenge have again received a First Class
We hope both boys enjoy and profit from
rating from the ational Scholastic Press Asight classes don't seem to agree with
their
time here at St. Joe's as much as we
sociation.
Marks
of
Distinction
were
awardLimardi. He takes a catnap while Mr. Patton lines
up the moon for Chris Vranak in the Space Science ed in physical appearance and photography enjoy and profit from having them here with
also. (Continued on page 7)
telescope.
us.

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Would you prefer a prom or dinner- dance
this year at St. Joe's and why?
Prom because dinner-dance is a lot like
Prom because it is something different.
We should at least try it and see how it Homecoming. Also, it's our last year. I
would like something a little different and
works out.
Mary Miller 110 more memorable.
Jackie Monroe 103
A prom because we have always had a
dinner-dance, and it would be nice to have a
change of pace. I think prom would prove to
I would prefer a prom; it makes the night
be a lot of fun.
Connie Lentine 110 seem more important with the formal dress
and all-night activities.
Prom because it involves more activities
for the participants. The atmosphere of a
prom is a great deviation from the typical
dance.
Mark Leuck 102

As a senior I would be in strong favor of a
prom. It would be a more formal occasion
than dinner-dance and an event that I would
like to remember as part of my senior year.
Terri Servais 101

I would prefer keeping dinner-dance because I think it's great to see juniors working
so hard for the seniors. Dinner-dance is a
tradition, and I would hate to see it go.
Cathy Nelson 112
Jeff Jacob 102

A prom. It's different than before, and it
would be very exciting. It would also be a
fantastic opportunity and challenge for the
Junior Class to tackle.
Renee Hammond 205

I would prefer a prom. A dinner-dance
ends at a certain hour, but prom goes on all
night. There are different kinds of entertainment not just a dinner-dance. Usually there
is a picnic the next day after prom.
Sharon Dualk 205

I see very little difference between a
A prom. I feel that is one thing that I am
prom and our dinner-dance, other than the missing by attending St. Joe's. I think that
name. The dinner-dance has been a tradition, we should offer St. Joe's students the same
and both are nearly the same, I see no reason opportunity as the public schools.
to change the name.
Rosanne Stella 110
Curt Hanrahan 112

I would keep dinner-dance because it's a
I would prefer a dinner-dance because it's
tradition of the school. Furthermore, if a girl
a special event like prom, but it doesn't cost
doesn't get asked, she can go by herself or
so much.
Paul Douglas 105 with girlfriends. I don't think senior year
would be complete without Junior-Senior
Having a prom would be really great and Dinner-Dance.
lots of fun but would only concern those
Claudia Coogan 108
people going with a date. No girl is going to
buy a new formal to go alone. Therefore, a
I think a dinner-dance issomethingspecial
dinner-dance semi-formal for all juniors and just for the juniors and seniors because they
senbrs would be the better alternative.
work harder than the rest and deserve it.
Terry Flatley 111
Mary Crewe 101

Although prom would be a wonderful remembrance of our years at St. Joe's, I feel
dinner-dance is more practical and economical.
Mary Meyer 107

Bits and Pieces cont'd ..

Prom this year. But I think it would be
nice to switch every year. This way you
would be able to attend both prom and
dinner-dance.
Sue Gallatin 214
I think I'd choose a prom because each
year this represents the juniors' gift to the
seniors and I think this would be something
extra special for them.
Cathy Szarafinski 111

I would prefer a prom. This dance is a
"farewell" to the seniors and they deserve
I would prefer a dinner-dance because I something extra special. I believe the final
think it's only fair to the seniors. Dinner- decision should be the seniors'.
dance is the traditional tribute to the seniors
Michaeleen Cicchini 206
before they leave St. Joe's, and every senior
would rather stay home and miss out on the
I think Junior-Senior Dinner-Dance has
fun than go to a prom stag. At Junior-Senior been a great tradition at St. Joe's. This is put
Dinner-Dance a group of girls can go stag on especially for the seniors as a closing of
and still enjoy themselves.
their four years at St. Joe's, and is something
Ruth Hammond 206 everyone can go to. Who has heard of anyDinner-dance because more people could one going stag to prom?
Eva Wielgat 109
go. There are more 3irls in this school than

Three seniors, Barb Bill, Mark Leuck, and
George Hammond, defeated a team from
Homestead High School on the high school
quiz show, "Who Knows?" Saturday, September 19. They will compete with West Bend on boys, which is to the girls' disadvantage if we
November 7. Miss Barb Kluka served as fac- have a prom. If we have a prom, it would be
ulty adviser to the team, and Jeanette Brey a small one.
was alternate.
Therese Marciniak 111

***

I would choose a prom, although I think
St. Joe's has been given a closed-circuit
the
best thing would be to combine them.
television antenna from the archdiocese and
in the future hopes to obtain television sets Have a prom but only for juniors and seniors
through which educational shows could be and their dates.
seen from ITV in Milwaukee. If possible , a
Sue Herrmann 107
video-tape machine will also be purchased.
I'd prefer dinner-dance for 2 reasons: 1)
***
The family of Mary and Bill Wagner host- It's traditional and the seniors have looked
ed two of Kenosha's visitors from Wolfen- forward to it for four years. 2) It gives more
buttel, Germany. They are Reinhard Tscha- students a chance to go even if they don't
da and Peter Miosga. Sally Fischer hosted get asked.
Maureen Carroll 109
Sabine Haasemann.

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I would choose a prom because it would
be a new experience for us here at St. Joe's,
and it would give us a chance to experiment
with something different.
Dave Walden 112

Editor's note:
Three hundred forty-three juniors and
seniors responded to our prom versus dinnerdance survey. Voting results are as follows:
students voting for prom: seniors, 122; juniors, 107; total, 229. Students preferring
dinner-dance: seniors, 42; juniors, 72; total
114.

by Ellen Kupfer

Moving spirit in the revival of the Girls'
Athletic Association is Miss Donna Smits,
girls' phy. ed. instructor. Explaining GAA's
purpose Miss Smits stated, "We would like
to see something offered for the girls which Rick Llanas provides much of the action as St. Joe's ties Bosco 0-0.
will give almost any girl the chance to develop her physical fitness and at the same
time enjoy herself in team and individual
sports."
by Brad Bisciglia
block, and quarterback Rick Llanas was seldom given time enough to find Paul Pulera
After
two
previous
wins
over
the
Eagles
There are no limits to the sports the girls
may participate in , except those which are ( 46-0 and 2W), St. Joe's looks forward to or Bob McQuestion downfield.
The defense , however, managed to pull
obviously dangerous . Organized leagues will another victory over its Homecoming oppothrough and salvage a tie. The front four,
be formed in volleyball, baseball, basketball nent , St. John 's Cathedral.
Cathedral again joins the cellar dwellers Dennis Meo, Frank Ventura, Brad Bisciglia,
and any sport that is requested by the girls
with few experienced boys returning to bol- and Vince Pozza, held tight inside the 20and approved of by the Board.
ster an already weak attack. St. John's, the yard line when Bosco got close. Linebackers,
Over 100 girls have signed up. To develop smallest school in the conference, should John Forchette, Randy Viola, Malcolm
the organization and start the establishment provide the Lancers with a much needed Mahone, and Dave Robillard, continually
of team sports, a committee consisting of chance to explode an offense, something blitzed through to stymie the sweep and
Claire Schmitz, president; Judy Borchardt, they've had trouble getting started in games short pass, while Mark Desris kept his head
vice-president; Sue Gallatin, secretary; Leslie earlier in the year.
in the defensive backfield, continually helpLong, treasurer; and Geana Madrigrano, head
The team has changed its name from the ing to break up the pass.
of sports; has been elected.
"Eagles" to the "Green Knights" this year,
Mental errors hurt
but that seems to be all they've changed.
Against
Marquette,
it was penalties. MenTentative plans include the formation of
They were easily beaten in early season tal errors such as roughing the punter for a
committees to take care of getting equip- games with Marquette, 40-0, and Messmer,
ment, arranging for places to play, and work- 28-6, but St. Joseph's has also lost to Mar- 15-yard penalty, twelve men on the field,
ing out schedules. All events will be open to quette and tied Don Bosco, thus making the and numerous offside calls hurt the team
and continued Marquette drives that would
the public.
outcome of the Oct. 17 game harder to have been stopped otherwise.
Several of the year's highlights will in- predict.
But sometimes poor calls by officials also
Defense salvages tie
clude something for almost everyone: fachurt. Seldom will you see a 15-yard penalty
ulty - GAA games, games between teams
Against Don Bosco it was obvious that, for tossing the ball in the air after a touchfrom Tremper, Bradford, and St. Joe's, and the problems all stemmed from the Lancers' down, as Mahone found out, or an incompossibly even Mother - daughter games. inability to produce a strong ground game or plete pass called a fumble.
There is also the possibility of going to U. W. passing attack. The offensive line didn't
Mahone, Chuck Naumowich, and Paul
LaCrosse to participate in that school's anPulera, who tied the school pass reception
nual "play day."
mark, stood out on offense. Meo, Pozza, and
Viola contributed to the defensive action.
An additional feature of GAA is the
by Kitty Albrecht
awarding of a Girl's Athletic Letter, which is
For the first time in its history, the Crossearned on a point system. A girl will receive Coun try team started off its season on the
points for being on a team, for winning, for right foot with a 37 to 22 victory over De
losing, for heading committees, and attend- Sales.
ing meetings. The exact number and methCoach John Refieuna had earlier predicted
ods of obtaining points will be set by the a winning season for the team. He is now conBoard.
vinced the victory over De Sales will not be
the last.
Claire Schmitz, president, is very hopeful
Coach summed up the major strength of
that GAA will be accepted by the girls and
the team, in a single name: John Beaumier.
that the program can be expanded in years
"John," he stated, "has the potential to place
to come.
at the top in the state and conference meets."
The team's weakness lies in the gap be"The first year is the hardest because it is
necessary to stimulate interest as well as to tween John's timing and the timing of the
establish leagues, schedules, etc. If a girl still number two man. Although the team is
wants to join she can contact Miss Smits or doing well, he feels this gap could be closed
me. We meet on Tuesday after school, and a little if the team members worked up to
there is a 75 cent fee because the GAA is their full potential.
The Pius Invitational is October 17, Confinancially independent," explained Claire.
ference Championship the 24, and State is
The goals are high for GAA, and there is a the 31.
great deal of excitement. But the future of it
Coach Refieuna also added that the team
lies in the hands of the girls who already could use more support from the student Debbie Chiappetta enthusiastically urges fans to
joined up and those who will.
body.
yell.

Cathedral to be Homecoming foe

CC team wins

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Two $20,000 gihs boost
tlrive to 51 per cent of total
by Barb Bill

Two $20,000 anonymous donations helped
boost the St. Joseph Fund Drive to $230,000
or 57 per cent of its goal.
Five thousand parish cards must still be
returned, but the 40 per cent that are in,
total $158,000. Fifty per cent of the memorial prospects, and 25 per cent of the
industry donors have been contacted. The
drive will continue until all are reached.
Businesses support drive
The Arneson Foundry and family have
pledged $15,000 to the drive, while the First
National Bank gave $10,000, and the Kenosha Packing Co. donated $5,000.
Perhaps the most unique pledges were
those of Mr. Melvin Garb, who donated 10
per cent of Garb's receipts on Tuesday, October 13, and 10 per cent of McDonald's
gross on Wednesday, October 14.
Goal will be reached
When asked if we will reach our goal,
Mr. Thomas McTernan, business administrator, replied, "It's going to take time, but
from the way things are now, we will reach
the goal, or at least come very close to it."

Bft
Vol. 13, No. 3

St. Joseph High School

by Paul Kostelnik

Nov., 1970

SJHS, Messmer to combine
senior retreat November 12-14
by Judy Sereno

About 220 St. Joseph seniors will meet
with Messmer High seniors for a three-day
retreat on November 12-14 at the American
Baptist Assembly in Green Lake, Wisconsin.
St. Joe students will make the 125-mile bus
trip after school on Thursday, November 12.
Baptist Assembly selected as site
The American Baptist Assembly was chosen for the retreat because, according to
Father Paul Esser, principal, it provides
meeting rooms, sleeping accommodations,

'Another Opening, Another Show'
to premiere Friday, Nov. 20
Another Opening, Another Show, this
year's variety show, will be presented November 20, 21, and 22 at 8 p.m. in St. Joe's
Auditorium. The show will feature novelty
ac~s, dances choreographed by students, and
nearly one third of the school actively participating. Sister Bernadette Luecker and
Mr. Gerald Hoffman will be co-directors.
Another Op'ning, Another Show, the title
and theme song, comes from the musical
Kiss Me Kate and will be performed by
Jackie and Toni Monroe.
Novelty acts for the show will include a
slide show by the Art Club, an All-Star
Wrestling Exhibition by a group of seniors,
and a Pat Paulsen type lecture by Paul
Douglas.
General choreography will be directed by
Miss Barbara Helgesen, a graduate of Tremper. Mrs. Donald ]. Johnson will choreograph
Thoroughly Modern Millie done by the Girl's
Glee Club. A Cappella's number, selections
from Paint Your Wagon, and other group
dances will be choreographed by students
with the help of Miss Helgesen.
Senior Curt Hanrahan has written and
will perform a saxophone solo. Another senior, Candy Eisenhower, will perform a song
written by Dennis Ritacca, a Tremper student.
Sophomores Mary Pat Johnson and Pat
Riley will perform a unique piano duet of
Midnight Cowboy. A part of the SJHS Band
will present contemporary rock numbers.
Approximately 65 students turned out for

Kenosha, Wis. 53140

tryouts in 36 separate acts on October 20.
Eighteen of these acts were accepted wholly
or in part.
For the first time a group of St. Joe's
alumni headed by Brad Kovachik '70 will
also present a skit.
Approximately 200 students will be involved on stage during the show, according
to Sister Bernadette. About 30 more will be
behind the scenes on the stage crew headed
by Mr. Thomas Patton and on the make-up
crew headed by Miss Barbara Kluka.
The Pep Club and their moderaror Sister
Ruth LaMothe have volunteered to handle
the ticket sales and to usher at the performances. The rickets cost 1.00 are are sold
before and after school and during lunch
periods.

Ed Mattner and Gary Tunkieicz doing their
thing at variety show tryouts.

and a quiet atmosphere ideal for the retreat.
Because of the Assembly's facilities, the
whole Senior Class can go on retreat together. In the past, classes were divided into
smaller groups and went on retreat at different times due to space limitations.
This is the first time St. Joe's will participate in a retreat with another school. Mary
Meyer said, 'Tm looking forward ro retreat
because it'll give us a chance to meet other
people and exchange ideas, while we learn
more about the people we already know."
Ten groups of 40 smdents will be formed
from students of both schools. These groups
will lead discussions, plan Masses, and help
generally with the retreat.
Each group will have a team consisting
of one priest, one sister, one seminarian, rwo
staff members, and several students. Team
duties involve planning activities and assigning talks within their group, and obtaining
materials for group use.
Team members chosen
The faculty members and students from
St. Joe's working on teams are as follows:
Fr. David Hanser
Sue Jansky
Sr. Bernadette Luecker
Dick Althaus
Sr. Mary Therese Brunner Sue Kolstad
Fr. Joseph Anderson
Tim Kratowicz
Fr. Paul Esser
George Hammond
Sr. Margaret Halbur
Dave Limardi
Fr. W. Wojociechowski Laura Kehrer
Sr. Helen Schulteis
Marc Maraccini
Mrs. Karen Suksi
Tony Milisauskas
Mrs. Mary Ann Brandt Chuck Naumowich
Mr. Thomas Patton
Guy O'Leksy
Mr. Charles Vaughan
Judy Sereno
Barb Bill
Terry Servais
Tom Braun
Stan Sielski
Sally Fischer
Randy Viola
Curt Hanrahan
Bill Wagner
Sue Bernacchi
Bill Hughes
Peggy Hugunin
Ann Theriault
These students were selected by senior
teachers on the basis of leadership qualities.
They were looking for students able to function well as small group leaders.
Father Anderson feels retreats bring religion down to practical levels, allowing students time to think and ask questions they
might not ask at other times.
The retreat will close on Saturday, November 14, with a Mass attended by all
retreat participants.
The 25 retreat cost was added ro each
participating senior's tuition bill.

NMSQT, SAT, ACT,
PSAT tlecotletl for students
"Do you think all NMSQT semi-finalists do equally well on the SAT, ACT,
and PSAT?" Would you answer that
question with a puzzled, "NMSQ-who?"
or a quiet, "I think that was yesterday"?
If so, you haven't formally met the precollege tests.

NMSQT aids in scholarships

Where have all the students gone?

When will they ever learn?

Nomination method questioned
Throughout St. Joe's one of the chief
topics of conversation for the past few
weeks has been the Homecoming candidates. Much of this discussion, as we all
know, revealed a basic dissatisfaction
with some of the candidates chosen.
Some would say these complaints are
just the bitter cries of jealous girls who
didn't make it. We disagree. For us the
problem goes deeper than that.

Problem identified
The problem is that we as a school
have never clearly stated what qualities
we want in a Homecoming candidate. If
we want girls who are beautiful, popular, and have a busy social life, that is,
if we see these as the main qualifications
for a Homecoming candidate, we should
say so and select accordingly.
If, on the other hand, we decide candidates should be selected on the basis
of their involvement in and contributions to the school, as well as on their
concern for other people, we should

Challenge
St. Joseph High School
2401 - 69th Street
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Vol. 13, No. 3

November, 1970

f--~~~~~~~~~~~~

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ............ Lynn Walkowski
STAFF
News ....................... Judy Sereno
Paul Kostelnik
Editorial ....•........•...... Jeanette Brey
Mark Leuck, Lynn Walkowski
Feature .......... Sue Jansky, Chris Caldwell
Barb Bill, Peggy Hugunin
Pictures ................... Peggy Corrigan
Julie O'Connor, Jane Dosemagen
Sports ..................•.•. Ellen Kupfer
Brad Bisciglia, Kitty Albrecht
PHOTOGRAPHY ............... Paul Kostelnik
Mr. Tom Patton
ART ...........•........•..... Jane Brydges
ADVISER ................. Sr. Virginia, O.S.F.
9-issue subscription .... $1 .50

make this clear and then vote accordingly. The staff would opt for the second
set of qualifications.
Choosing girls from both categories,
when these categories are mutually exclusive, has resulted in much of the dissatisfaction and many of the hurt feelings experienced around school the last
few weeks. Clarifying our basis of selection will help girls understand a little
better why they were or weren't chosen.
We realize there will always be some
who will be disappointed, but we think
we could come a little closer to satisfying the majority than we did this year.

Staff suggests voting alternatives
Once we have decided on the qualities
we want in our candidates, we could
consider changes in the nomination procedure itself. The nomination assembly
could be made a more serious occasion.
Those doing the nominating could list
their choices in the order of preference,
and the choices could be weighed.
Lists of senior girls could be annotated with their accomplishments and the
activities they've been involved in. Candidates could be nominated by the entire
Senior Class or by all the juniors and
seniors together. More or fewer than ten
girls could be nominated. This could be
done on a point basis: only those girls
achieving a certain number of points
would become candidates.
The possibilities are numerous. It
isn't for us to determine what the best
method would be. What we are sure of
is that anything that causes as much unhappy talk as this year's nominations
did indicates that we have some kind of
a problem. Our job is to pinpoint the
problem now and find an effective solution so that we can put our ideas into
effect next year.

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The National Merit Scholarship Corporation is an independent, non-profit
organization that identifies honor students through a qualifying test and aids
colleges, corporations, industries, and
organizations in awarding scholarships.
The test consists of four parts: English
usage, math usage, social studies and
natural science reading comprehen~ion,
and word usage .
The cumulative scores of the 710,000
high school seniors who took the test
last spring were sent to the college admission boards each student requested.
Seniors Barb Bill, Jeanette Brey, and
George Hammond were among 14,750
students ranking as semi-finalists and
placing in the upper one per cent of
U.S. high school seniors. About 96 per
cent of these students will qualify as
finalists and become eligible for 3,000
scholarships.
Alex Andrea, Sue Jansky, Mark Leuck,
Judy Sereno, and Lynn Walkowski received commended standing, along with
21,245 other seniors ranking in the nation's upper two per cent. Interested
juniors can take the test next February
for a $1 .25 fee.

Entrance examinations required
All college-bound seniors must take
an entrance examination, either the
Scholastic Aptitude Test or the American College Test, depending on specific
college requirements. The tests measuring students' academic talent are used
by college boards to determine admission and financial aid.
The SAT is a three-hour test measuring verbal and mathematical skills and
is given about five times a year.
The ACT is similar to the Iowa tests,
having nine separate areas. It is a little
less difficult than the SAT. Eighteen is
the average cumulative score; thirty-six
is perfect. The test costs $6.
Although Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test scores aren't received by college boards, the test acquaints students
with the type of questioning on entrance
exams and offers an estimate of academic ability.
Information regarding these tests,
their dates, and locations are available
in the Guidance Department.

New ideas take form
by Sue Jansky

Students playing frisbee in the courtyard,
juniors and seniors discussing the merits of
Prom versus Dinner-Dance, Father Paul
Esser celebrating a Mass for ecumenism, and
students drinking coke in the cafeteria during their study hall period. These are only
In an effort to promote the viewing of
a few of the new things this year's adminisfine films, the Parkside Film Society is pretration and student leaders have enacted.
senting the following movies:
Worship Together Sunday held here
Nov. 18 - Duck Soup
The Fifth Annual Worship Together SunDec. 2 - Ashes and Diamonds
day was held Ocrober 18 at 8 a.m. in the
Jan. 13 - Battle of Algiers
Feb. 17 - Hiroshima, Mon Amour
auditcrium. Worship Together Sunday is
Mar. 3 - 400 Blows
conducted by three organizations: B'nai
Mar. 17 - Viridiana
B'rith (Jewish), Knights of Columbus
Apr. 7 - Finnegan's Wake
(Catholic), and the Shriners (Masonic
Apr. 28 - The Seventh Seal
May 5 - The Loved One
Lodge). Each year the service differs; this
All films will be shown at 8 p.m. in room year's is a Mass.
103 of Greenquist Hall. Admission is 50
Father Esser asked Sister Bernadette
cents except for Duck Soup, which is free. Luecker if the A Cappella Choir would sing
for the Mass. Many of the kids gave up
Sr. Marion Hasenberg, debate and foren- much needed sleep after a long night of
sics coach, has been appointed to the execu- Homecoming festivities ro be at St. Joe's at
tive committee of the Wisconsin Debate 7:30 a.m.
Coaches Association. She will be in charge
The Mass began with A Cappella singing
of writing their monthly newsletter.
"For All the Saints." The choir in their blue
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and gold robes helped create a solemn atmosTomorrow's Children sang for the Cath- phere.
olic Forresters' birthday party Oct. 20 at
The Mass was followed by a breakfast
the St. Thomas Church Hall.
meeting. Speakers were from the organizations involved, congressmen, and city and
Jim Giovannoni took first place in the state officials.
Readers Digest Boy Scouts National Public
Cou r tyard open lunch hours
Speaking Contest sponsored by the Kenosha
"It's great to get out of the building in
Toastmasters Club. His speech was entitled the middle of the day. Something to look
"Youth's Role in the Environmental Crisis." forward to besides lunch," is the way John
This enabled him ro compete against region- Ambro feels abcut going out in the courtal winners Oct. 25 at Marquette University. yard.
Tom Niccolai took second place.
After a suggestion by Sister Brenda, the
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idea of opening the courtyard to students
Sr. Bernadette Luecker and Sr. Madeleva after lunch was brought ro Student Council.
Merren are giving guitar lessons from 4- 5 Father Esser okayed the idea, and representap.m. on either Monday or Wednesday. Anytives were put in charge of keeping order.
one interested should contact either reacher. "The courtyard will be open while the
weather is nice but will probably get more
The juniors have ordered class rings from
use in April and May," says Bill Hughes,
the 1. G. Balfour Co. and will receive them Student Council President.
before the end of the first semester. This
Honor Study Hall plans finalized
year the girls were offered the option of
Honor Study Hall was an idea thought of
choosing a collegiate ring.
last year but fai led ro get started due ro lack

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lndre Bauza and Sr. Marion attended a
debate workshop at Whitefish Bay High
School.
Karen Willems, Chuck Karabetsos, and
Celeste Lauer appeared in the New T heatre
production, The Roar of the Greasepaint, the
Smell of the Crowd.
An open house was held at St. Joe's on
Nov. 1 in order ro acquaint the commun ity
with the different programs at St. Joe's. A
special invi tation was issued to the graduating eighth graders. Each department presented a program. Student Cou ncil members
acted as guid es to the visitors.

Bill Fletcher runs to get the fri sbee unexpectedly caught by Tom Greida nus during the
lunch break in the courtyard.

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of response from parents needed to supervise. However, with supervisers from Student Council and National Honor Society,
this program is now going into effect.
Students attaining first, second, or third
honors will be issued special passes. Honor
Study Hall will be held in the cafeteria except for fourth and fifth period and will
probably be limited to upperclassmen at first.
Unity promoted
Student Council was responsible for introducing a little-known committee this summer which helped integrate new students into the school: The Friends Committee. It
consisted of appointing someone in the new
student's homeroom ro aid that student during the first day by showing them to classes
and being available.
The Prom Dinner-Dance assembly helped
close another gap. This open-forum type of
discussion not only united students and faculty, but gave any junior or senior a chance
to voice his opinion before the voting. "It
is a good method of communication, and will
be used again when a discussion topic arises,"
stated Father Esser.

Freshman secret
develops unity
by Chris Caldwell

Why would anyone want to celebrate September 22? You don't receive Christmas
presents or hunt for Easter baskets. You
can't dress up like a pumpkin and go trickor-treating or send valentines. You can' t
even paint yourself green and skip around
saying, "Top o' the mornin' ro ya!" Well,
then, what's so special about September 22?
Only a frosh could answer that, but they
won't, or at least they wouldn't until after
the 23.
It would appear that the Freshman Class
has invented a new holiday, but in actuality
they initiated a new form of class unification.
Sister Celia Schulte, class moderator, rogether with the freshman homeroom teachers, planned a float- building orientation
meeting, which was made know n only to
the freshmen. The meeting also served ro
bring out leadership qualities in the students. As Sister explained, ''The reason for
secrecy was ro give the freshmen a little
sense that this was their "thing." So after
cleverly posting question marks and the
date, September 22 all around third floor for
no apparent reason, they succeeded in intriguing the rest of the student body, while
strengthening Freshman Class unity.
Then on that hisroric day a remarkable
turnout of over 50 per cent of the class assembled in the cafeteria at 7: 00 p .m. Showing their spirit and eagerness to become a
true part of H omecoming, the freshmen
thought of 14 float themes ro choose from.
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Spirit and pride were the key-words for
this year's homecoming week. Buttons, football mums for the senior girls, assemblies,
floatbuilding, dress-up day, and a Mass in
honor of the special week were all a part
of this spirit.
The alumni theme was very conspicuous
in the Homecoming Mass, Thursday, October
15. Carried to the altar in the offertory procession were the past twelve yearbooks,
symbolic of the alumni and their relationship
to St. Joe's. The entire event was made special by the singing of A Cappella, guitar
players, and football players acting as servers
and ushers.
For the first time in the school's history
on Friday, a dress-up day, all the senior girls
received a yellow football mum from the
senior boys.
Throughout the entire week, students
were able to purchase Lancer "Ride-On" buttons. On Wednesday students could view
Packer films during their study halls.

HOMECOMING HIGHLIGHTS

Michelle Trottier expresses her unbelief as she is announced queen
and presented with roses by Student Council President, Bill H ughes.

The Candidates
Shouts to friends and whispered discussions filled the auditorium on October 9 as
the student body assembled for the announcement of the ten 1970 Homecoming
Queen candidates.
Bill Hughes, student council president,
began the announcement. "The first candidate for Homecoming Queen is . . . (then a
pause punctuated by laughs and groans)
Pat Zohlen."
The other candidates, announced in a
similar manner, were, Judy Borchardt, Kit
Albrecht, Nancy Newberry, Michelle Trottier, Margie Daum, Mary Mueller, Sue Titus,
Rita Chiappetta, and Eileen Lawler.
Four football players, Rick Llanas, Randy
Viola, Paul Pulera, and Frank Ventura, waited to escort the candidates to the stage.
In order to reveal a little of their personalities, candidates answered questions ranging from views on steady dating to the
women's liberation movement.

Clutching h er roses happily, M ichelle T rottier stares at them
in d isbelief.

The 1970 homecoming candidates are (from left to right) Rita Chiappetta, Michelle Trottier, Mary Mueller, Judy
Borchardt, Kitty Albrecht, N ancy Newberry, Pat Zohlen, Sue T itus, Margie Daum, and Eileen Lawler.

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Sophomore third-prize winning float.

Senior float; second-prize winner and queen's
favorite.

The Floats and Parade
With the help of float paper and a bunch
of willing kids, the finished floats paraded
through the downtown streets Saturday afternoon, October 17. Despite a few casualties,
such as a float collapsing and a stalled car,
the floats were judged, and the winers were
announced during half-time.
The juniors earned first prize with their
float of a giant green and black bug with
moving head and legs entitled, "We'll make
'em crawl."
Second prize and queen's favorite went to
the seniors' cup and donut saying, "Looks
like we'll dunk 'em, don' it?"
Sophomores captured third prize with a
float entitled "A tisket, a casket, an eagle
in a casket."
Also joining in the parade were the candidates and their escorts, Fathers Paul Esser
Joseph Anderson, Gregory Spitz, and David
Hanser riding an old jalopy, and enthusiastic
kids riding horses, cheering, and holding
signs.

Junior first-prize winning float.

The Game
In their biggest win of the year, the
Lancers beat St. John Cathedral 44-0 in the
Homecoming game. Five of the six touchdowns were engineered by Mike Becker going once to Malcolm Mahone, twice co Brian
Porcillia, and twice to Paul Pulera. In the
second half, the Lancer reserves saw action,
with Paul Mich taking a hand-off from Joe
Loizzo to score the final touchdown. Rick
Llanas quarterbacked the conversion attempts.
The defense put up a solid wall that allowed the Eagles in Lancer territory only
cw ice.
At half-time, the parade circled the stadium, the queen and her court were presented, and Bill Hughes announced the
winning floats.

Malcolm Mahone got a lot of practice kicking off as
St. Joe's beat Cathedral with a score of 44-0.

Queen Michelle Trottier smiles a happy victory smile
at the Homecoming game.

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The Queen
\Xfith a simplicity and innocence common
to her, the first words Michelle Trottier, 1970
homecoming queen, sobbed to her boyfriend,
Dave Limardi, were "David, I'm queen!"
Bubbly, outgoing, enthusiastic, and usually talkative, Michelle was at a loss for words
after being chosen and could only choke out
"Thank you" co the homecoming assembly
audience.
Presently secretary of Student Council,
Michelle has also worked as secretary of her
class sophomore and junior years.

Second runner-up, Eileen Lawler, and her driver, Mike
Wood, take in the sun as they ride along in the parade.

The Dance
When "Purple Haze" is remembered, it
will be for ceiling streamers, purple flowers
and balcony tables, well-dressed couples and
a pounding beat.
Decorations, taking their theme from Jimi
Hendrix's song, ·f#urpl e Haze, were of that
color. They featured a foiled entryway, a
purple punch stand, and a large golden
throne, bathed in purple light.
Dorian Mode provided the music. Highlight of the evening was the introduction of
the queen and her court, followed by football captain Randy Viola's traditional kiss
for Queen Michelle.

Nancy Newberry, first runner-up, grins
as she is driven around the stadium at
the Homecoming game.

Michelle Trottier, 1970 Homecoming Queen, dances
with football captain, Randy Viola.
Fr. Paul Esser and company tell the team to "Ride On" to victory.

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New clubs attract students
by Peggy Hugunin

Barefoot in a put/tile
Is your life dull, uneventful, and a big
waste? To find our, answer rhe following
questions yes or no. Do you find yourself
making airplane noises when you drive the
car? Do you get a mysterious chill watching
your forty-five's reject? Do you go around
singing strange songs that begin, "I got a
dog, and his name is Blue"? Do you spend
hours figuring our a new way co lace your
tennis shoes? Are you starring co memorize
the eight-volume Oxford English Dicrionary?
Or even do your homework? If you answered
four or more of these with "yes," you are
either in dire need of psychiatric help, or you
are a typical bored teenager.
Boredom, a simple problem, can be solved
with a little imagination. Anyone who utters,
"There's nothing co do," is a defeatist at
hearr. Everyone, (believe it or not), harbors
an imagination somewhere, bur many a potential Walt Disney is stifled because he uses
his hidden ralem about as much as an electric eyebrow brush.
Therefore, for those who are still amateurs
in the creative arr of amusing themselves
(no doubt because they didn't ear their
spinach), I've taken a survey co accumulate
a potpourri of fun things co do in Kenosha.
First, and most obvious, are Star, the
Wonder Horse, and Whippie Lash, the train,
who live outside of Gram's at Pershing
Plaza. If your imagination isn't up co par,
they'll oblige you, provided you give them
a dime (Everyone has co make a living).
Bur I wouldn't advise this because, speaking
from experience, Star gives you saddle sores
(if you can sray in the saddle), and Whippie
... well, he's self-explanatory.
After this breath-raking event, cross the
street and walk co Kenosha Savings and
Loan co gaze ar the Eighth Wonder of the
World-the Revolving Clock-Thermometer.
What a thrill co watch the temperature
change from 69 to 70 degrees! And when
those lirtle bulbs light up co tell you it's
4:35 p.m., it's tear jerking, expecially when
you reailze you've just missed Sesame Street.
Cheer up, though, and derour back co
Gram's and buy a bottle of soap bubbles.
Then stroll down 39rh Avenue, bubbling
away. The object: co see how many people
you can get to look at you as if you were
crazy (the numbers are staggering).
Bur if you lack creative confidence, start
plain and simple, and work your way out.
It doesn't rake long. Before you know ir,
you'll be a happy, carefree, crazy person playing hopscotch barefoot in a puddle.

There's no such word as 'ordinary' at Sr.
Joe's this year. Just when you think you're
settling down to a routine school day, an
emhusiasric voice over rhe P.A. wakes you
up to remind you about that important
Music-Lovers Club meeting and that you
just have co be there because today is Beethoven's birthday.
Even though this isn't a real club, the situation is very real. There are so many active
clubs in school this year that meetings often
coincide or slip through your mind because
of other activities which, coo, are being
sponsored by clubs. Among these are four
new organizations: Pep Club, Audio-Visual
Club, F.T.A., and French Club.
Pep Club
The only requirement for Pep Club is that
you be an "enthusiastic member of Sr. Joe's,"
according co its moderaror, Sister Ruch LaMothe.
With 50 active members, the club's purpose is to promote a sense of school spirit.
They'll work with Student Council on planning "spirit days," such as a school colors
day. At pep assemblies they'll reach cheers,
and at sport events they'll sell candy co raise
money to buy new ream equipment. A Sports
Olympics Night is also being planned for
all students.
Audio-Visual Club
Those smdems involved in the AudioVisual Deparrmem's new program are lessening the tasks of teachers through their
delivery and operation of A-V equipment.
One student coordinator is on duty every
period of rhe day. This studem is responsible
for raking care of all A-V requests for that
period. Five student operators who run rhe
equipment are also available every hour.
Future Teachers of America
Another service organization is Future
Teachers of America. Its 25 members are
involved in a tutoring service that assists
individuals having problems in a particular
area. Members also can be reacher apprentices in the field which they choose to pursue

if they have at least an 86 per cem average
in char subject. As an apprentice, the student
assists the reacher in clerical work and perhaps acts as a discussion leader in class. In
return, she receives valuable experience in
lesson planning, making tests, and in grading
rhe rests.
Members have planned visits to the Montessori School of Kenosha, DeKoven School,
and Southern Colony to observe techniques
used in conceptive learning and in reaching
the handicapped and mentally retarded. In
addition, plans to have teachers speak at
their meetings will give members an insight
into some of the problems connected with
reaching and personality requirements for
an effective reacher.
French Cl ub
French Club provides an opportunity for
students of French to use the language in
conversations, skits, and songs. They become
more acquaimed with the cultural aspects
of France in a setting that's more casual
than the formal classroom atmosphere.
The club consists of more than 45 srudems who have taken at least one year of
French. Their list of activities include progressive dinners (each course of a meal is
eaten at a different house), Christmas caroling (in French, of course) , a rri p to a French
resrauram in Chicago or Milwaukee, and
French pastry bake sales.
French Club members each have a "secret
pal." At their first meeting, each person
placed his name, address, phone, and birthday on a piece of paper. These slips of
paper were collecred and then redistributed
so char no one had his own slip. Nor did
anyone know who had his. The "secret pal"
sends the other person small gifts, letters,
poems, or anything that's French. All of
these activities serve to reinforce what has
been learned in class.
If your club was nor featured this rime,
look for it next momh when the staff will
feature the clubs that have continued their
acriviries from last year.

Freshman secret cont'd
Of these, five finalists were selecred.
Next, nor wanting to jeopardize their
growing oneness, freshmen voted to have
the floats built ar one location. Later on this
proved to be impossible, but that didn't take
away any freshman enthusiasm.
As an added amacrion the frosh enjoyed
a get-to-know-you-parry which included pop
and cookies for refreshments.
A follow-up studem· evaluation showed
that the freshmen believe they definitely
have unity and leadership, although some
direction is needed, explained Sister Celia.
Ir's evident the freshmen are determined
to become "one" as a class and have taken
the first giam step.

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M rs. Maryann Br andt enthusiastically explains
points of the renewed F.T.A. Club.

Lancers go out winning
by Brad Bisciglia

also played an important part in the win.

After losing three of their first six games,
the Lancer offense finally jelled to produce
three thrilling wins in the season's finale
to wrap up a successful fourth-place finish
with a record of 5-3-1. Many injuries, rough
scheduling, and mental letdowns help explain the three losses.

After two disheartening losses to Pius
and Sr. Catherine, the Lancers unleashed a
thrilling show to rhe Homecoming crowd
as they buried Cathedral 44-0. Pulera, Mahone, Higgins, and Portilla, under the leadership of a new quarterback, Mike Becker,
had a field day.

Lancers break records
Several Lancers had outstanding seasons.
Senior R ick Llanas tied the school record
for the most pass interceptions ( 12) in a
career. Senior Paul Pulera broke the school
record for most passes caught in a season
( 30) and most passes caught in a career
( 51).
Captain Randy Viola, Dennis Meo, Vince
Pozza, and Frank Ventura all had outstanding seasons playing both offense and defense.
Juniors Brian Portilia, Malcolm Mahone,
and Mike Becker were explosive on offense
and next year should topple many records
here.

Lancer offense sputters at first
Against Don Bosco, the eventual conference champion, St. Joseph played stingily
on the defense and stopped sure touchdown
bids, but the offense failed .
The Marquette tilt was a nightmare. Boch
the offense and defense !er down at important points in the game. The breaks
weren't coming the right way that night, and
the officiating didn't help.

Lancer offense picks up
Then finally, against Messmer, everything
went right. Rick Llanas, playing outstandingly on offense, earned Wisconsin Backof-the-week honors.
But against Pio Nono the dream almost
dissolved. Thanks to a play by Vince Pozza,
the Lancers were able to pull out a 14-13
victory. The golden toe of Mike Higgins

But the biggest thrill of the season came
as the Lancers eeked out a victory over
Catholic Memorial on a cold night at Lakefrom Stadium. Pozza and Chuck Naumowich
had outstanding games, along with Ventura, Portilla and Pulera. The Lancers came
from behind in the last three minutes to
score twice and pull away.

Lancers clean house
The Lancers ended the season by staging
the biggest circus of the year at Whitefish
Bay Dominican. A pass reception by Chuck
Naumowich for a 50-yeard gain and a predicted pass interception by Randy Viola
were part of the frolics. Portilla, Mahone,
and Pulera ran wild while Ventura, Meo,
and Pozza smashed Dominican's tough quarterback, John Hullinger.
The Lancers scored 62 points in a beautiful end to a fine season and a fine tribute
to Coaches Bob Carbone, Frank Matrise, and
Lee Hlavka.

Wrestling Schedule
Dec.

1-Dominican ( H)

4:30

Dec.

5-Marquette (A)

2 :00

Dec.

9-Round Lake ( H)

4:30

Dec. 15-Pius (A)

4 : 15

Dec. 19-Cathedral (A)

2 :00

The Lancer offense readi es for anoth er touchdown as th ey beat Cathedral 44 -0 at th e H o m ecoming game, O ct. 17.

by Elle n Kup fer

The freshman football team claimed the
championship with only one defeat, a loss
to Lance.
Their opponents averaged 70 members
whereas the Lancers had only 27 men. "We
made up for smallness by being tougher
defensively," Coach Bob Karnes stated. This
was demonstrated by the fearsome front
five: Dave DeBerge, George Burnett, Dave
Greidanus, Rick Renzulli and Mark St.
Germain, who gave up three first downs in
four games. Along with them, Mike Mader,
Bob Mich, Wally Levonowich, Brian Platt,
Dan Skurski, and Joe Fonk held opposing
teams to a total of 16 points.
Joining the offense were Dave Crewe,
Mike Engelmann, and John Werner. Together they scored a total of 92 points. Reserves seeing action were: Dave Toppelovec,
Gary Ffarr, Mike Messina, John Frenner,
Mike Bone!!, Mark Casey, Jim Loewen,
George Slivon, Tom Fulmer, Gary Meyer,
Jim Zongolowicz, Tom Barnhill, and Peter
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The Cross Country team finished their
best sea on with a 5-1-1 record. 'The runners got on a winning streak and hated to
let go," stated Coach John Refieuna.
On Oct. 24, John Beaumier captured the
Conference Cross Country Championship,
setting a course record of 13: 07 over 2.6
miles. From there he captured the Stare
Title, Oct. 30, with a 12: 30 time.

Grapplers begin
new season
by Kit Albrec ht

Wirh 35 men out for the team, including
11 returning lettermen, Coach Frank Matrise hopes to produce a new image and
win the Stare Championship. Coach will
be assisted by Tim Breuhl and John
Wierzebicki.
Returning lettermen are seniors, Captain
Terry Willems, Tom Braun, Joe Lind!, Glen
Milkus, Bill Petzke, Stan Sielski, Frank
Vemura and Rick Wojtak, and junior Bill
Crist.
Backing this year's team is St. Joe's wrestling history of 110 wins, 18 losses and 3
ties. From 1960 co 1966 Sr. Joseph held the
Stare Championship and six Conference
titles.
Competition among team members is
Coach Matrise's aim. He feels if each member p urs forth his all, the Lancers should be
able to beat D on Bosco, St. Catherine, and
Marquette.

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Vol. 13, No. 4

St. Joseph High School, Kenosha, Wis. 53140

by Judy Sereno

Besides Christmas, December will include
semester tests, a 12-day vacation, and the
annual St. Joe's Christmas Concert.

Dec., 1970

Honor study hall begins
by Paul Kostelnik

Honor study hall, an idea brought up in
last year's Student Council, is now a reality
through the work of this year's Student
Council and the National Honor Society.
In addition to providing honor students
with an alternative to study hall to do their
homework, honor study hall can serve other
purposes, according to George Hammond,
president of National Honor Society. "Due
to the absence of homeroom periods this
year, this period can provide an outlet for
the nervous energies students accumulate
during a day," explained George. It also can
provide an opportunity for the student who
really doesn't have anything to study that
period to exchange ideas that are not
normally expressed during a school day."
Limited to juniors and seniors
The Honor study hall begun in the second
quarter is being limited to juniors and
seniors on a trial period during the second
quarter. Any junior or senior who makes
the first or second honor roll is permitted
to come to the cafeteria or room 050 during
his free period.
The H onor study hall is supervised by

Fund Drive climbs steadily
with $245,000 pledged
$245,000, 61 per cent of the goal, has
been pledged to the St. Joe's Fund Drive
as non-parishioners have shown a good deal
of support for the school.
Parishioners have contributed 54 per cent
or $163,000 of the $300,000 goal set for
them, according to the SJHS Fund Drive
Report of November 3, 1970. Four and a
half thousand parish cards have yet to be
collected. This means that nearly 60 per cent
of t~e people have responded.
Non-catholics show support
Non-catholics and those who are not identified with a parish have contributed $82,000
or 82 per cent of their $100,000 goal.
Sixty-six per cent of the memorial prospects have pledged 35,000. Twenty-five per
cent of the industry prospects pledged
24,000. And 36 per cent of the commerce
prospects have pledged $15,000.
$66,232 cash has actually been turned in
as of November 13.

members of the National Honor Society or
another person appointed by them when
NHS members are not available. Students
who have the honor study hall privilege are
expected to be cooperative. The period will
be run on the honor system.
Students have the choice of going to the
silent study hall, the Honor study hall, or
the library. However, once they decide
where they are going, they must stay there
for that period.
"It is assumed that people who get honor
roll grades have the sense of responsibility
that enables them to keep these grades without having study hall time mapped out for
them,'' said Sister Margaret Halbur, moderator of National Honor Society.
Students are able to converse freely, listen
to music, and be relaxed. They can also
study in groups and work on projects.

Pre-Christmas exams introduced
Father Paul Esser, principal, says preChristmas exams are being introduced on
an experimental basis because the Christmas
vacation causes a certain interruption in
study.
"It'll be better to have exams then" said
Sophomore Mark Onosko. "That way, I won't
waste my vacation worrying about passing
tests."
Chirstmas vacation lasts from December
22 after tests until January 4. Semester work
will continue after vacation until January 15.
Christmas Concert planned
Sister Bernadette Luecker hopes to have a
candlelight procession as a special feature of
this year's Christmas Concert to be given
in the auditorium on December 20 at
8:00 p.m.
All the choirs, the Madrigals, the Lancettes, Tomorrow's Children and the band
will perform various types of Chinsmas
songs. On certain numbers all the choruses
will sing together. The audience will be
asked to participate on some of the traditional songs.

SJHS takes part •ID 'Who Knows'
by Jeanette Brey and Barb Bill

"Who was the author of Death Comes
for the Archbishop?" "What famous man
was born in 1847?" "Is it legal to park a
car for sale on the side of a highway?" If
your answer to these questions is "Who
knows?" or even "Who cares?" then you
haven't seen George Hammond, Barb Bill,
and Mark Leuck answer these and many
more difficult questions on Channel 6's high
school quiz show, Who Knows.
The show consists of six rounds, each a
little different. In the first round each team
is given one minute to answer ten questions,
whereas during the third round, for example,

either team may answer the question.
This is the first time St. Joe's has been
invited to rake part in the show. Laura
Kehrer expressed her feelings on St. Joe's
participation: "It is a great experience and
honor not only for the kids involved but
also for the whole school. The academic side
of school life should receive as much enthusiasm and support as other activities not
just from seniors but from all classes."
Each time they win, George, Barb, and
Mark receive 50 for the school library.
Losers get 2 5.
Miss Barb Kluka is the team's faculty
adviser and Jeanette Brey, alternate.

Barb Bill , George Hammond , and Mark Leuck anxiously wa it for the next question on " Who Knows? •

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Rank rev1s1on needed

Now that report cards have been out
for several weeks and the emotionalism
of disappointed students has died down,
we would like to point out what we feel
are valid criticisms of the ranking system at St. Joe's
Emphasis on rank bad
We feel that too much emphasis has
been placed on class rank, particularly
by students. The first question asked by
students after report cards come out is
not "How well have you done?" but
"What is your rank?"
At times a student takes only courses
he knows he will get a good mark in to
up his rank. Others after the first report
card especially, will go so far as to drop
a course, not because their mark was
terribly bad, but because it was just
low enough to drop their average and
lower the magic rank number a few
points.

Rank misrepresents work

Class rank can misrepresent a student's true work ability because obviously an 89 per cent in a third level course
and an 89 per cent in a first-level course
are not the same, although they are
counted the same in determining rank.
Also, academic courses such as math
and English are judged equal to skill
courses such as typing and sewing in
finding class rank.
Although we realize that class rank is
asked for by virtually every institution,
we think the reporting of it on report
cards causes unnecessary pressures on
students. We should be able to evaluate
where we stand on the basis of our
averages. Perhaps if rank were taken off
the report card, more students would
learn for learning's sake and not for the
sake of a grade or a class-rank number.

Students comment on editorial

Challenge
St. Joseph High School
2401 - 69th Street
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Vol. 13, No. 4

December, 1970

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF .......... .... Jeanette Brey
STAFF
News ...............•...... Paul Kostelnik
Judy Sereno
Editorial ................. Lynn Walkowski
Mark Leuck, Jeanette Brey
Features .......... Barb Bill, Chris Caldwell
Peggy Hugunin, Sue Jansky
Pictures .•................ Jane Dosemagen
Peggy Corrigan
Creative Writing ............ Julie O'Connor
Jo-Pinions .......... Cathi Carroll, Pat Piche
Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ellen Kupfer
Brad Bisciglia, Kitty Albrecht
PHOTOGRAPHY ...........•... Paul Kostelnik
Mike Antony
ART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jane Brydges
ADVISER ................. Sr. Virginia, O.S.F.
9-issue subscription .... S 1.50

Dear Editor,
I am very disappointed with the editorial in the November Challenge. You
may say you are entitled to your opinion, but so am I.
I was informed by staff members that
the article was not intended to cut down
our candidates, but to show a need for
a new method of choosing. If the candidates were not intended to be cut down,
I see no reason for the following statements: 1) there has been much dissatisfaction for the candidates chosen, 2)
the choosing of girls from the two categories has resulted in much dissatisfaction this year, 3) by choosing from one
category we can come a little closer to
satisfying the majority than we did this
year.
As we move down the article, we see
the staff would like a more serious
nomination assembly; this could only
mean that the senior boys were not
serious this year in their nominations.
As for the list of the senior girls with
their accomplishments and activities,
they are already known by the boys who
are voting.
Change your methods of voting and
the senior boys would have voted for the
same girls they did. These are the 10
girls who received the most votes from
the senior boys, who know them better
than anyone else. As I look back at my
November 1970 Challenge, I wi II pass
We would like to acknowledge that
we received four other letters commenting on the nomination editorial, three
against and one for. We sincerely appreciate the interest shown by these students who wrote.

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page two and follow to page four to see
the great 1970 Homecoming candidate
that we, the senior boys, nominated.
John Sicilia '71
Dear Editor,
The editorial concerning Homecoming
nomination methods is one of the most
powerful and controversial ones ever
published in Challenge. This is the first
time in a long time that the paper has
taken a stand on a subject that has resulted in much basic dissatisfaction
throughout the school.
Your identification of the problem
was done tactfully and thoughtfully. The
editorial does not single out any particular candidate for criticism but, as
was pointed by a staff member, if students identify specific candidates with
the two basic types of girls described,
then there definitely is a need for change.
Some students are saying that staff
members suggested changes only because they are disappointed they didn't
get the candidacy. Disregard such comments because when attacks become as
personalized as this, the opposition,
realizing that its arguments do not have
the strength and impact yours do, is
making a final effort to justify its viewpoint.
If some students interpret the alternatives you have suggested as being demands that nominations be conducted
in a certain way, they did not read your
editorial carefully and with an open
mind. I personally feel the editorial is
excellent in its constructive approach.
Its suggestions should be seriously considered and evaluated by all concerned
students.
Mary Meyer '71

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The man in my life
by Chr is Caldwell

As a rule, my column is always hilarious,
witty, ingenious, and, in short, a real gutbuster ( in all modesty, of course) . But as
all rules have exceptions, and since this is
the month of "Santa Claus," this, my fellow
Lemon Frog followers, is my exception.
Now don't get upset or panic. At least
read me out (Then you can draw mustaches
on my column cut). I'm going to tell you
a sort of "the-most-interesting-person-I-evermet" story (So put the blankets and teddy
bears away). Oh, not all my information is
firsthand; but frog's honor, it's true.
Once upon a time (just for tradition's
sake), and still today, I know a man. I've
known this man as far back as I can remember. In fact, he's lived with me all my
life, which makes him pretty old, because he
seemed ageless when I first encountered him.
And I've discovered many other people
who've known him too, and "people talk."
At first, I never talked to him much, partly because he was always there and I didn't
notice him (like you don't notice homework), but mainly because I just didn't
understand him.
Time went on . . . we engaged in long,
rather · one-sided conversations (my side,
naturally, if you couldn't guess). Yet, somehow, he knew all the answers. And even
when I didn't follow his advice, he never
said, "I told you so." He knew how to make
good come from bad during the times I kept
the confessional priest in business.
As we became better friends, I began to
worship him more and more (even more
than the Beatles). He was my one idol, a
kind of Don Quixote, Mark Twain, and
Houdini, all three rolled into one. He continually spoke about a person's struggle co
reach an "impossible dream," a kind of
Utopia, even if you had to "march into hell
for a heavenly cause." And he really believed
you would succeed if you followed that star,
your conscience. Performing magic tricks
was also one of his specialties, especially at
wedd ings. Once, I heard, he escaped unseen
and full of life from a guarded and vaulted
comb, making death seem like a nothing.
Maybe now you can see why I adore him.
Anyway, co make a long story short, this
month is his 1,970 birthday (You'd have co
be a martyr co take his birthday spankings).
And you may not realize it, but you know
hi m too. So, before we forget-HAPPY
BIRTHDAY, JESUS!

Clubs continue activities
by Peggy Hugun in

Last month the Challenge had a feature
on the new clubs that are functioning in the
school. This month the staff will feature the
clubs that have continued their activities
from last year.

Debate and Forensics combined
Since there is no acrive Speech Department this year, Debate and Forensics have
been combined under the one name, Debate
Club.
Almost every Saturday from October
through January is spent at some Wisconsin
high school in debate competition, according
to Sr. Marion Hasenberg, Debate Club
moderator. Sometimes as many as 150 teams
will participate, although only three can be
trophy winners: one in varsity, j.v., and
novice divisions each. St. Joseph enters these
tournaments at least 10 to 12 times and
hosts a tournament in early December to
which 40 teams are invited.
In March, Sr. Joe's will host the Official
Wisconsin NFL Student Congress. From
among the student congressmen present, one
outstanding speaker will be chosen by the
entire group to represent Wisconsin at the
National Congress in June, 1971.
Clubs are open to all
Camera Club and Stage Crew, both under
the guidance of Mr. Thomas Patton, are two
clubs that are open to anyone.
Camera Club takes pictures at school
events for the Challenge, Kenosha Nezl'J, and
occasionally for students to purchase at a
nominal fee. At the same time it trains students to work in the darkroom . Members
must be available to take pictures at school
events and then to develop and print them.
Having only 10 members in the club may
not be a disadvantage to those in it as far
as receiving plenty of valuable experience,
but it's hard for the members to cover all
the events that are connected with the school.
Stage Crew, on the other hand, does not
have enough work to keep members busy

all the time, according to Mr. Patton. The
crew is responsible for all technical aspects
of school producrions. This includes lighting, sound, scenery, and followspots. They
also do the same for outside groups that
use the auditorium and at these times are
paid for their work.

Art Club members express themselves
"Art Club gives anyone, not only art srndents, a chance to express themselves
through different mediums and at the same
time receive professional assistance in perfecring techniques," said Kathy Massie, vicepresident of the club.
The club's 32 members meet every Monday night from 7 to 9 p.m. At this time,
under the guidance of Sr. H onora Stacy, Art
Club moderator, members work on whatever
projects they have chosen, be they oil painting, metal work, or ceramics.
The club anticipates field trips to the
Chicago Arr Institute and other are galleries.
Members have also planned four exhibits to
display their work during the course of the
year.
Honor Society recognizes scholars
The main purpose of National Honor
Society is to give recognition to those students who are scholastically outstanding and
actively involved in extra-curricular acttvtttes.
In spring, seniors with an 87.0 overall
average or above and juniors with a 90.0
average are evaluated by the faculty for
membership. Their choices are based on the
scholarship, leadership, service, and characrer
a candidate evidences.
Honor Society's 17 members present
honor certificates at Honor Assemblies and
monitor honor study hall.
The major weakness in the society's functioning is that members have not found a
sufficient number of areas in which to serve,
thereby making a real contribution to the
school, according to Sister Margaret Halbur,
moderator.

Mr . Patton , moderator of Stage Crew , and member s, Lisa Wood , Ellen Kupfer, Richard Mich , George
Walker, Kev in Hammond , and Maureen Heinisch , fold a curtain on the stage.

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ENIOR
Three Messemer students (at left) join Vince Pona (top). Bill Hughes,
and Abe Isaac in making a heart to say, "St . Joe's loves Messmer.'' Through
activities like making posters and wood montagues in groups of 40, unity
and friendship between schools was achieved . Movies , Masses, and talks by
student and adult leaders and married couples also gave senior retreatants
new perspectives on life.

Tony Milisauskus and a Messmer representative present an offertory gift of their group's
candle and idea : " Today is the first day of the rest of your life.''
The climax of the retreat was the Mass with its theme : "No one is as strong as all of us ."
This idea of unity and Christian togetherness was evident in the hymns of praise and thanksgiving for new friends acquired , new insights gained, and the new courage to be real
Christians.
Sr. Therese Brunner

Brad Bisciglia eyes a possible receiver downfield while
Mike Hulko tries to block the pass. When students had
free time between group meetings, their activities ranged
from walking around the 1, 100-acre grounds to catching
some badly needed sleep. Bikes were available for rent,
and the snack bar was open for all students interested.

One of the most moving moments of the retreat
was when each senior, represented here by Bill
Rafferty, received a letter from his parents. In the
letters, which brought many a tear to the eyes,
parents talked to their children in a way they
probably never had before , revealing how they really
feel about them and sharing with their children
their hopes and dreams for them . Each letter, which
the Guidance Department hanaled, was stamped with
the Spanish word palanca which means lift.

Gathering together at mealtime, seniors (clockwise from top) Su, Jansky,
Pat Kloet , Jeanette Brey, Lynn Walkowski , Terri Servais, Denise Ridolfi,
Tonia Neustifter, and Judy Sereno toast the retreat . Other gathering places
were the Roger Williams Inn, which housed all the girls, and several smaller
buildings for the boys.

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Goodbye
You were like a mug of coffee
warming me inside,
keeping me awake.
I wanted to drink slowly,
but you turned bitter and cold,
so I fell back to sleep.
Kitty Albrecht

After convincing

Mrs. AntS sandwich
As they were watching the late, late
show on television one night, Gertrude
Ant said to her husband, "Spiro, dear,
will you please make me a peanut butter
and jelly sandwich? I'm hungry."
"Certainly, dear," Spiro Ant replied.
"But the people closed the lids on the
jars tonight, and I heard the mother
say that they were out of bread. Lately,
they've even been wiping the crumbs off
the kitchen table. Gertrude, if this tidiness continues, our family will certainly
starve to death."
"Well, gee, I want a peanut butter and
jelly sandwich," Mrs. Ant whined.
"Well, dear, I'll do the best I can!"
Spiro Ant crawled down from his perch
on a rocking chair and slithered across
the floor. "Children," he whispered,
"Wake up! Mother is hungry."
Suddenly, long lines of small ants
streamed out from under the blue rug.
"Now, follow me," Spiro ordered.
Together they crawled under a door into
the kitchen. "Here's what I want you
to do," he continued. Everyone hold
your breath and try to squeeze under
the lid of the peanut butter jar. Bring
out as much as you can fit on your
backs, and drop it onto this piece of
bread I found under the refrigerator.
Then go back to the strawberry jam and
do the same."
This was done in less than a half an
hour, and as Spiro prepared to load the
sandwich onto the backs of his children,
he became aware of something. "Where's
Irving?" Mr. Ant asked.
"Probably in the sugar bowl," replied
one of his daughters.
"Irving!" Mr. Ant scratched on the
sugar cannister. "Come out of there.
You know sugar is bad for your teeth!"
There was no response.
Suddenly, a ma~s of food came from
the sandwich. Irving shook the peanut
butter out of his hair.
"Thanks a lot!" he shouted.
"So there you are. Come now and
help us. Bring this back to the living
room and go to sleep." Spiro Ant led his
family back.

After tucking them into the rug, he
crawled back into the chair.
"See, Gertrude, I told you I would
make you a sandwich. Here's one just
the way you like it."
"Oh, Spiro," Mrs. Ant replied. "Did I
say peanut butter and jelly? You know
I hate jelly, and peanut butter is so hard
to chew. Could you please be a nice ant
and make me a pickle and tuna sandwich? I think the lid on top of the
pickle jar is loose."
Spiro threw up his feelers and gasped
in exasperation.
Brigid Rafferty

After convincing hesistant me
to ride rough miles
only to climb
a steep hill,
How can you be the one
to ask,
"Shall we leave?"
Peggy Hugunin

Bitter Cold
The whispering wind
whistled through the willows
and wandered to the window
where I lay weeping.
Julie O'Connor

The wonders of an only boy
In a world shuddering under the impact of women's liberation, a fellow
with six sisters is in a unique situation.
Just how he attains his future happiness
and success is dependent on many
factors. Some of these he determines
himself, and some are beyond his control. But if he plays his cards right, contrary to popular belief, the lone boy in
a family of girls can become master of
all he surveys.
Admittedly, on the surface it doesn't
appear to be an enviable position. If he
likes to communicate occasionally with
a friend via the telephone, six sisters are
definitely a liability. The bathrooms can
become deathtraps as a jungle of hanging nylons theatens to strangle anyone
who enters, and boys' blue button-down
shirts and suede be! ts seem to be the
"in thing" for girls to be wearing these
days. But these minor difficulties can
usually be overcome. The telephone
problem can be solved at the booth near
the gas station (there's more privacy
there, too). A clothes renta I system
brings in lunch money, and an inexpensive matchete (an old boy scout knife
wi 11 do as we! I) wi 11 clean up the bathrooms.
An only son dedicated to making his
life as rich and as rewarding as possible
will consider his six sisters as assets, not
liabilities, and will probably find him-

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self envied by his friends for his obvious
good fortunes.
How many boys on the threshold of
manhood can boast of never having
washed a dish (or for that matter dried
one)? What child in a family with seven
children has escaped wielding a dust
cloth or mop? How many boys have a
private sanctuary in the corner of the
basement away from the distraction of
the world that's cleaned faithfully every
Saturday morning by a ten-year-old
"chamber maid" for the price of a
quarter?
Those poor guys with kid brothers
have worn-out basketballs, footballs,
and unstrung tennis racquets, or none
at all. My "Rawlings" are in top condition and my "Players Special" remains
safely in its press. No girl could manage a racquet that heavy.
When my friends go home hungry
after a game, they eat Oreos. Teenage
sisters produce home-baked cookies on
request. In fact, some of the greatest
benefits come from the kitchen. The only
brother may never have to so much as
crack an egg. He will always be well fed.
The lone boy in a family of girls must
never panic. He must always keep on
top of the situation. If he begins his
program of male indoctrination soon
enough, his Iife wi 11 be rich indeed.
Dave Andrea

A Cappella singers , Andy Rieschl , Jane Van Hazinga , Jackie
Monroe , and Dick Althaus sing " Hello Dolly."
The audience gets a treat as the Can-Can girls dance and kick .

Sophomore Mixed Chorus sings " Sunrise, Sunset" as Jim Althaus and Donna
Niccolai get married .

Dave Limardi and Mike Jurasewicz take it all out on each other
while Marc Maraccini referees .

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Members of Glee Club sing "Dear Heart ."

Paul Douglas gives his world
famous speech on rocks to an
enraptured audience.

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Jim Giovannoni placed first in the Soil
and Water Conservation Speech Contest with
his speech, "Conservation of Wildlife."
Laura K:ehrer placed third in the same contest and first in the 4-H division with "Pollution Must Go."

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Roseann Duczak has designed the cover
for the 1970-71 Challenge. A total of 624
yearbooks and 200 plastic covers were
ordered.

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Seniors Alex Andrea, Linda Baumann,
Brad Bisciglia, Jackie Monroe, and Terri
Servais, along with juniors Bill Crist and
Dave Manka, spent November 6-8 at St.
Norbert College, where they participated in
the St. Norbert Harvest Music Festival
November 8.

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K:aren Willems and Cece Labanowsky
have been picked as St. Joe's representatives
for Channel lO's teen program, Contact.
They meet once a month with the rest of the
representatives from Milwaukee to plan the
show.

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St. Joe's Art students displayed their work
in an Art Exhibit held here December 5 and
6. An afternoon reception was held on Sunday for parents of the artists.

Mr. and Mrs . Corky Kloet (left) display 1948 clothes in front of their home. In an early 1960's homeroom picture, these girls model their uniforms. Waiting for their convertibles, some Homecoming candi·
dates pose in their stylish 1967 suits .

Fashions fluctuate each decade

In the '40's the majority of boys got their
first pair of long pants in seventh grade,
according to Mr. Corky K:loet, and customized them in high school with matching
argyle sets consisting of tie, sweater vest,
and socks.
The '50's look changed slightly
To imagine the look for shoes in the late
1950's, picture a sophomore gym class from
the knees down. The girls of the '50's
deserted saddle shoes for tennis shoes, but
the big bulky, woolen socks like those worn
in phy. ed. remained.
Mrs. Barbara Jerome, a graduate during
the early '60's, recalled that outside of school
the most fashionalble addition to a girl's
wardrobe was a wrap-around skirt. Today's
very popular culotte skirts found their
beginnings at this time and were worn with
mohair sweaters.
The look for boys was quite .similar to the
previous decade. A unique rage, however,
was the presently rejected white socks. No
boy was without at least one or two pairs.
The 1960 styles varied
The most striking characteristic of fashions
Cyclops) began co play a maior part in in the '60's was probably the wide variety
the lives of their owners. Students ignored of clothes worn. Two of the more familiar
a moldy smell that resembled the odor of looks were the mini and the "Unisex" look.
The mini reminded grandparents of the
any little brother's tennis shoes and began
flapper
look of the 1920's. But it was not impleading with their potato eyes co grow.
Plans are now underway to serve school- mediately accepted by parents throughout
grown potacoes for Junior-Senior Dinner- the U.S. Many girls resorted to rolling their
skirts up at the waist when mothers would
Dance.
not consent to the shortened skirt length.
Students produce films
The Ben Casey shirrs of the early '60's
To create a film is the semester project of
were
the beginning of the one-sex look.
several groups of students in Mrs. Mary Ann
Brandt's religion through film class. The . Later, colors and types of boys clothing
students have studied film technique, theme, became louder and more daring. Unisex
found girls in jean·s, and guys dressed up
style, and symbolism in the many films
they've seen, both in the classroom and at in ruffled shirts. Hair grew longer and
Dominican College. Their objective now is longer so that some people insisted they
co make a film that will present a theme couldn't tell the boys from the girls.
Individualism marks the '70's
through the use of symbols and various techThe 70's began by emphasizing the need
niques they've studied.
The films being made include such sub- for individuality in dress. The fashion world
jects as the struggle of a former high school allowed for everything from blue jeans and
basketball star, the relationship of con- dirty tennis shoes to Indian leathers and
formity co survival, and the role of the beads to ruffled Edwardian shirrs. "Anything
goes" is the new motto.
senses in everyday life simations.
by Julie O'Connor and Cathi Carroll

Every decade has its fads. What was the
in-thing in the fashion world one year
evokes smiles from a new group of faddists
just a few years later. A survey of the last
30 years proves this.
War affects styles of 40's
Just as chunky-heeled, square-toed shoes
are worn with nylons or opaque knee socks
now, in the 1940's no girl's wardrobe was
complete without saddle shoes and bobby
socks, according to Mrs. Lucille K:loet. The
socks could vary from plain white anklets
co fancy ones with angora cuffs.
During the war, the shortage of nylon
necessitated the invention of a new type of
make-up: leg make-up. Girls painted their
legs the color they wished and painstakingly drew a seam up the back of the legs.
Similar to coday's ever-present dilemma of
running a pair of panty-hose, many mothers
will recall getting caught in a cloudburst
and having their leg make-up run.

Unique projects involve students
by Sue Jansky

Boiling potatoes and shooting scenes for
a movie sound like jobs for the housewife
and cameraman, but St. Joe students are
learning that such activities can be a part
of education, too.

Advanced biology studies potato
In advanced biology, Sister Celia Schulte's
students worked six weeks finding out all
they could about the potaco, how it functions as a living organism and its possibilities as a growth medium for other organisms. Students grew pieces of poraco in soil
and water, made potaco alchohol from
mashed potatoes, and grew bacteria and
molds from which antibiotics were derived.
"The purpose and value of this project,"
explained Sister Celia, "is the limited experience in independent study the students received as they planned their own experiments and objectives."
As time went on, the potacoes (which
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by Ellen Kupfer

Saint Joseph football players who received
awards are as follows:
Milwaukee journal All-Conference
(Coaches' vote)
Rick Llanas, defensive halfback
Dennis Meo, defensi~e end
Frank Ventura, defensive tackle
Randy Viola, defensive linebacker

Milwaukee Sentinel All-Opponent (Players' vote)
Paul Pulera
Frank Ventura
Randy Viola

Frank Ventura, Terry Willems, Glen Milkus, and Ben Guido, Lancer matmen, have unity as they practice.

The Most Valuable Player was Paul Pulera
and the new captain is Brian Portilia.

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The pride and determination of past Saint
Joseph State Championship wrestling teams
is personified by two assistant coaches, John
Wierzbicki and Tim Breuhl.
A State Champion in his senior year here,
John Wierzbicki has returned to coach the
j.v. wrestling team. A 30-7-1 St. Joseph
record and 20-7-1 record from Parkside Indicate that he has had plenty of experience.
Coach Wierzbicki is a senior at Parkside,
majoring in geography and phy. ed.
Coach Breuhl '68 wrestled for three years,
taking second at State in his senior year and
finishing with a 27-3-1 record. Coach
Breuhl, a junior at Carthage, is majoring
in civil engineering.

Grapplers begin season
by Brad Bisciglia

The most experienced group of wrestlers
to return in a long time will take to the mat
this year in pursuit of St. Joe's seventh
State Championship. With eight returning
lettermen, it seems that Coach Frank Matrise
may be able to relive his glory days of the
early '60's.
Captain Terry Willems, a three-year letterman, is undoubtedly one of the quickest and
strongest competitors returning. Terry ran
cross-country to keep in top condition.
Senior Bill Petzke was able to "shapeup" by
frequent workouts at the K.Y.F. Bill commented, "I've never really reached my full

Cagers strive for unity
by Peggy Hugunin and Bill Hughes

Disciplined is the word to describe this
year's Lancer basketball team, according to
Co-captain Bill Hughes.
A problem that confronts many teams
early in the season is their inabiliry to play
as a well-functioning unit. Coach Dan Chubrilo, to avoid this problem, lined up a number of scrimmages before the season in an
effort co mold the Lancers into a team.
The 14 men out for the team include
seniors Dave Andrea, Tom Heller, Mike
Higgins, Bill Hughes, Bill Loos, John Wermeling, and juniors John Aiello, Bill Arneson, Mike Fonk, Malcolm Mahone, Pete
Mich, Greg Soule, Mark Vitkus, and Dan
Winkler.
Four of the starting five, Heller, Higgins,
Hughes, and Mahone, are experienced lettermen. The fifth, center Greg Soule, should
have no problem making his mark, for he
was the dominating player on last year's
sophomore team.
Taking control of the ball will be cocaptain, Mike Higgins, playing at one of the
guard spots. Mike also excels as a defensive
player, and there shouldn't be many times
this season that Lancer fans see him fooled
on a play.

Because of his shooting, Mal Mahone,
also at guard, will make St. Joe's a rough
team to beat. Even when not hitting, Mal's
aggressive sryle of play, which earned him
the Desire Award last year, will keep the
team in the ball game.
Playing the forward positions, the other
co-captain, Bill Hughes, 6'5", along with
Tom Heller, 61 611 ,compensate for their lack
of speed with a height that should give them
an adva:itage over most other teams. In
fact, height is an all-around point in favor
of St. Joe's this year since the average starter
measures 6' 4".
An overview of the contenders for the
conference championship shows St. Catherine's as the roughest team the Lancers must
play. The Angels have five of their first six
players remrning. Marquette, Pius, and Don
Bosco have been perennial powers, but it's
hard co say what co expect this year since
many of their players were lost through
graduation.
It is especially important that the Lancers
be ready at the start of the 1970-'71 campaign because their schedule brings them
inro competition with all four cop contenders early in the season.

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potential yet, and I'm looking forward to
exploding this year."
Along with Rick Blank and Tom Braun,
the lighter boys will be able to pull through
more often than not.

Middle-weights strongest point
Glen Milkus, Ken Streblow, Rick Wojtak,
and Terry Willems will be the hub of
Lancer hopes. Milkus, who started coming
around during tournament time, retains his
spirit from last year. Streblow, a football
player, will wrestle in his own weight class
this year instead of wrestling in a heavier
class like last year. Wojtak, a stronger
wrestler, but not as quick as Strehlow, may
turn out the biggest· surpise of the year due
to his fiery spirit and strength.
Heavy-weights need help
The team might find the going rough in
the heavier chsses where only Frank Ventura
returns. Ventura has always been able to
come through in the last two years, but this
year he must wrestle heavy-weight due to
the loss of junior Bill Crist, who damaged
knee cartilage. Ben Guido, a strong but inexperienced wrestler is a possible heavyweight. Another alternative is moving
Wojtak or Strehlow up to one of the heavier
classes.
New image introduced
The team has decided to don blue and
gold stocking caps, blue shoe strings, and
blue or gold socks co add a little color co
pre-match warm-ups. An athlete often wears
something he considers lucky before he competes. The team knows you can't depend on
luck to win, but it gives you a mental boost.
Matmen scrimmage Trojans
To get some practice against another team,
the Lancers travelled to Tremper High
School on November 19 co take part in a
controlled scrimmage with their varsiry. The
object of the scrimmage was not to have
complete matches but co give the boys different partners. This helps eliminate an overconfidence the boys might get from wrestling
just their own teammates.

Juniors, Seniors
experience #Search'

a

by Renee Hammond

"It's more than a retreat," said Father
Wayne Wojciechowski, CYO directer at St.
George parish, describing the national program called Search for Christian Maturity or
more simply Search to most young people.
Fr. Wayne has arranged two Search weekends at St. Joseph's for high school juniors
and seniors. Open to Milwaukee and Racine
county, as well as to Kenosha students, the
weekend provides an opportunity to meet
new people and exchange ideas.

Vol. 13, No. 5

Bft

St. Joseph High School, Kenosha, Wis. 53140

Jan., 1971

3 St. Joe's iuniors selected
for 'Contact' advisory board
"Kids today are thinking and questioning

their lives, their futures and their ideas of
religion. They want their religion co mean
something. Through Search which provides
them with a chance to live, sing, work and
eat tegecher, they realize how much it does
mean," Fr. Wayne explained.
St. Mary's CYO in Milwaukee has held
Search at their parish for the last three and
one-half years. Seniors, Mary Meyer, Terry
Servais, Pat K.loet, Joan Spieker, Paulette
Englund, Chuck Naumovich, Pat Werwie,
(Continued on page 3)

by Peggy Harrison

Three St. Joe's students nave been selected
from among about 80 other applicants from
schools in the Milwaukee area te assist Mr.
Jon Miller, directer-producer of Contact, a
TV show direcced to young adults. They are
juniors, Cece Labanowsky, Karen Willems,
and Peggy Harrison.
These students are part of an advisory
board of 24 members who help supply the
producer with ideas for his program, which
features unusual sports and hobbies teens
enjoy. The program is aired weekly on Tuesday nights at 7 : 30 p.m. and Saturdays at

4 : 30 p.m. on Channel 10, Milwaukee.
How students were selected

After making an appeal te the schools for
help with his program, Mr. Miller called a
meeting at the WMVS television station of
students interested in this kind of work.
Students filled out applications and ralked
with Mr. Miller about their responsibilities.
Among these responsibilities are attending
monthly meetings and evaluating all the
shows. With every suggestion the board
makes, members must be prepared te sec
up a time and date for an audition or recording.
Variety works " Contact" programs

J

®
Ron, Ernie, Joe a nd Cubs' statistician expect an easy victory in their game against St. Joe's
faculty members.

Facuity to face Cubs Jan. 17
by Tom Landre

The Chicago Cubs will trade in their
baseball cleats for basketball shoes when
they take on St. Joe's faculty team in the
gym on Jan. 17.
Cub hoopers include their starting lineup, along with pitchers, Fergie Jenkins, Ken
Holtzman, Phil Regan, and utility infielder,
Paul Popovich. Caprain Ron Sante organized
and will lead the team. The Cubs play a 15game schedule and so far this season are
undefeated.
Regan comments on team

"Probably the best player on the team is
Don Kessinger. Popo ( Paul Popovich) is
pretty good, teo," stated Phil Regan in a
recent Chicago Sun-Times article. As a
matter of fac t, K essinger made the AllAmerican team as a college basketball
player.

St. Joe's team will consist mostly of the
male fac ulty members. At press time the
team has not been definitely set.
Junior Class sponsors Cub game

The game is being sponsored by the
Junior Class te raise money for the JuniorSenior D inner Dance. Each junior received
seven tickets te sell. The three juniors who
sell the most tickets will eat out with the
Cubs after the game. Class members hope
enough money will be raised te cover dance
coses and enable juniors, as well as seniors,
te attend the dinner at Dinner-Dance.
Tickets on sale

Ticket prices are $2.00 for grade school
children and $2.50 for chose older. These
rather high prices are necessary if the ju niors
are te make money since the Cubs are being
paid $2,500 for their performance.

The shows te come will include a discussion of the United States draft system, recitation of contemporary and original poetry,
and ski lessons taking the beginner from
the shop te the hills.
Contact cries te cover a variety of tepics
in hopes of reaching all people. The board
is eager for program suggestions. Ideas may
be submitted te any of the three representatives.

Ring Day planned
for (/ass al '12
by Marlene Downey

Contrary to tradition, the class of '72, the
present juniors, will receive their class rings
in January instead of in March.
This year, students ordered their rings
from a different company, the Balfour Co.,
Elm Grove, Wisconsin, which took ring
orders as early as September 21. This company offered a wider selection of stenes and
styles, and asked students te specify three initials instead of the usual two. Out of a class
of 223, 190 juniors ordered rings.
When asked about the significance of a
class ring, Junior Class president, Sam
Loizzo, stated, "To me, a class ring is a reminder. It will bring back memories of St.
Joe's students and teachers. It will also br ing
back four years of my life."
To celebrate the receiving of rings, the
juniors will have the annual "Ring Day."
Festivities will start with a Mass and breakfast for juniors only and later a dance, which
will be open to the entire school.

Prejudice Checklist
1 ) Do you use the term Negro more
often than the term Caucasian?
2) When given a choice of desks in a
classroom, do you avoid sitting next
to a foreign student?
3) Do you consider people of one
nationality to have a common trait,
such as all Irish have bad tempers?
4) When discussing ·minority groups,
do you say, "I'm not prejudiced,"
and then quickly add, "But I'd
never marry one"?
5) Are all your friends from upper or
middle class families?
6) Before a new experience, do you
convince yourself that you're going
to have a bad time?

7) When you meet a new group of
people, are you attracted most to
those with the best physical appearance?
8) If you see a boy with extremely long
hair, do you assume that he is on
drugs?
9) Do you gossip about a black and
white couple going out together as
if it were a scandal?
10) When talking with adults, do you
avoid subjects you would normally
discuss with your peers?
If you've answered yes to any of these
questions, you are prejudiced, at least
to some degree.

Grat/ at/justs to new life
by Renee Hammond

A 1964 graduate might remember
Gregory Benisch as the class rebel, low
on grades and high on demerits. Greg's
life, however, changed drastically after
his graduation day.
Two ·m onths later, at 17, Greg was in
an accident that permanetly damaged
his spine and paralyzed him from the
neck down.
He was a passenger in his friend's car
when they were struck broadside and
thrown from the car. The driver escaped
injury, but Greg wasn't so fortunate.
After the accident, Greg spent nearly
a year in four different hospitals before
being released . It was not until one of
his doctors gave him a book on psycho!-

Hamburgers and French fries will be
lunch for many today, as they were
yesterday and the day before. But these
foods shouldn't be a pprt of one's daily
diet, according to an article in December's Family Health magazine. They build
a fatty substance, cholesterol, in the
arteries which blocks the flow of blood
dnd, after a build-up over a number of
years, can cause heart attacks. This
build-up begins at about age 10.
Although fatty foods like luncheon
meats, whole milk , cheeses, chocolate,
and butter cannot be completely eliminated from one's diet, a balance of saturated and polyunsaturated fats should
be the dietary goal.
Tests show that substitution of polyunsaturated margarine for butter lowers
the amount of cholesterol in the blood.
Other foods suitable for substitution are
fish, lean meats, fruits, vegetables, and
skim milk.
Bon appetit!

ogy that a new and fascinating world
was opened up to him.
"He had a lot of time to think," explained Mr. Henry Benisch. "He said to
me once, 'You know, dad, if I had my
life to live over, I would live it a lot
differently. I really wasted my. time in
high school.'"
But high school was a part of the irrevocable past for Greg, who now faced a
pretty dismal future.
The first six or seven months home
were unhappy ones for Greg until he
heard of a place in Guadalajara, Mexico,
where many paraplegics like himself
lived together.
That was four years ago. Today Greg
is going to school in Guadalajara, where
he is taking psychology and Spanish. He
lives in a small motel, along with 25
patients with similar disabilities, and has
friends there his own age, many of
whom have come from Viet Nam.
Although subject to the confines of a
wheelchair, Greg has learned to lead a
fairly normal life. He has atended the
Olympic games and has even gone deepsea fishing. Even though he cannot flex
his fingers, he has learned to manipulate
them so he can sign his own checks and
drive his own car, specially built for
paraplegics. He operates this with the
help of his Mexican aid. He even drives
to Kenosha once a year to visit home.
With a zest for living and a wonderful morale, Greg has often told his
father he is happier in Mexico than he
has ever been.
"He is a handsome young man and
looks like a million dollars," his father
said happily.
When asked about Greg's future, Mr.
Benisch commented, "Lord only knows.
He may go into counseling. He's helpless
alone, but the point is he now wants an
education and wants to make something
of himself."

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Cafeteria becomes
shoplifters' haven
We doubt whether many people care
or, for that matter, are even aware of
the steadily increasing number of kids
who take daily, five-finger discounts on
the cafeteria food.
Needless to say, getting the discount
may well be termed an art once you
realize the considerable amount of skill
and risk involved in this. Yet all one
has to do to qualify for membership in
the club is show a total lack of integrity,
possess not one single shred of selfesteem, and have a curious inability to
look both faculty and your fellow students square in the eye.
The discount procedure is easy to
describe. Usual course of action? Stand
in line, tray in hand, chattering cordially
with a group of kids. Start with the
complete dinner, vegetables included.
Proceed on to the french fries. Then hit
the soft drink dispenser . This is better
than the coke machine because you can
always sip some and go for a refill while
you wait. Then move on dessert! Pudding
or parfait? When you're about three
persons from the register, innocently
exclaim, "Oh, how stupid of me! I left
my money on my table." Or if you
prefer, catch a glimpse of someone just
walking away and say something like,
"Oh, MaryAnne, hang on a minute. I
wanna talk to you." This is the time to
step out of line and gradually meander
away.
In all fairness, though, it must be
mentioned that there are those students
who are only half as dishonest. These
are the kids who bring their lunch to
school and confiscate just the beverage
or dessert.
If you are tired of paying for those
who don't, why not tell them how you
feel about it?

Challenge
St. Joseph High School
2401 - 69th Street
Kenosha , Wiscons in
Vo l. 13, No. 5

January, 1971

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ........... Cece Labanowsky
STAFF
News .................... Marlene Downey
Renee Hammond, Peggy Harrison, Tom Landre
Editorial .................. Ruth Hammond
Marlene Downey, Renee Hammond,
Bridget King
Features . ..... Renee Hammond, Celeste Lauer
Mary Crewe, Ruth Hammond,
Tom Landre, Cece Labanowsky
Pictures ..................... Mary Crewe
Peggy Harrison
Jo-Pinions ............... Cece Labanowsky
Sports ....................... Tom Landre
Roger Miner
Staffers .......... Mike Brey, Karen Willems
PHOTOGRAPHY ............... Paul Kostelnik
Mike Antony, Mark Petersen, Mark Schumacher
ART ............... Mary Crewe, Celeste Lauer
Therese Marciniak, Cathy Pellegrino
ADVISER ................. Sr. Virginia, O.S.F.
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Dreams reveal inner self
by Ruth Hammond

Would you like to find out who you really are? Then go to sleep. The dreams a sleeper has are a reflection of his mind and emotions. Everything in the dream-the setting,
characters, props, and action-are created solely by the sleeper's mind.
Does everyone dream every
night?

Yes. Scientists have proven that everyone has
from three to nine dreams a night, each lasting
an average of twenty minutes. There are intervals of about ninety minutes between dreams.
However, few people remember more than
fragments of the last dream they had on a
given night.
Yes. Volunteers who were deprived of dreams
Are dreams necessary for mental
and physical health?
showed undue resentment in the following clays.
They also experienced occasional lapses of
memory, slight lack of muscular coordination,
and difficulty in concentration.
Is there a difference in men's and
Yes. Men dream about men twice as often as
women's dreams?
they do about women, but men appear in
women's dreams just as often as other women.
The women men encounter in their dreams are
likely to be strangers, while the men, women
dream about are usually friends.
No. Of 550 dreams tested by Giessler, a dream
Are a majority of dreams pleasresearch worker, 50 per cent displayed unant ones?
pleasant elements to some extent, 18 per cent
were pleasant, and 32 were neutral in content.
Yes. Man's hidden fears, hostilities, and desires
Is the action of a dream
are harmlessly relieved through his dream
significant?
actions. The sleeper can hurt people in his
dreams without suffering undesirable consequences or feeling guilty. He can release tension
from conflicts he can't or won't face in actual
life.
No. Calvin S. Hall, an American psychologist,
Is the setting of a d ream often an
evaluated thousands of dreams and found that
unusual place?
24 per cent of the settings were inside a house,
most frequently in the living room, 13 per cent
inside a car, and 19 per cent had a street or the
countryside as a background. Very few dreams
were set in places of work, such as an office,
factory, or school.
(Continued on page 7)

Search, cont'd . . .
Joe Lindi and juniors, Mary Kemps, Maureen
Carroll, Rosemary Beaumier, and Karla
Bielewicz have attended Search weekends in
Milwaukee.
"It doesn't solve your problems, but it
helps you ro solve them for yourself. It made
me realize why I do things. Now I ask myself whether what I'm doing is to escape
life or ro face it," said Joe Lindi.
The core of the weekend is the series of
talks and discussions which thread their
way throughout the program with copies
such as the gift of life, reality, living
challenge, Christian womanhood or Christian manhood. Since this retreat is conducted by young persons who have made
their Search, the kids can really relate ro
them.
Karla Bielewicz stated, "As a result of
Search, I have more confidence in myself.

I don't think I could have tried out for the
Variety Show before. It helped me realize
that if you open up and are sincere, people
will accept you. They see right through you
if you're fake."
As Maureen Carroll put it, "So many
people never take time ro stop and evaluate
what they're doing, where they're going, or
how they're growing. Over the weekend
these are just the questions you ask yourself."
The boys' Search was held on January 8,
9 and 10. Another one for the girls is
scheduled for January 22, 23, and 24.
Forty applications will be accepted on a
first-come, ·first-served basis and can be
obtained from any parish priest. The fee for
the weekend is 15.

Sadie Hawkins Dance offers creative possibilities
by Ruth Hammond

Sadie Hawkins is one of the few opportunities a girl has to ask a boy on a date.
In addition, the event offers all kinds of
creative possibilities all too often not explored by the average couple.
Students dress in rags
Sponsored annually by the Junior Class,
Sadie H awkins is one occasion when students
are encouraged to create the raunchiest outfits they can assemble. Tattered shorts,
flannel shirts, straw hats, and suspenders, the
everyday wear of a country hick, can be put
together in unique combinations. Also very
popular are "air-conditioned" tennies: shoes
consisting of a multitude of holes held
together by thin strips of canvas.
Girls must learn etiquette
Being from the country, however, does not

excuse a girl from being a little creative
with the basic rules of etiquette. She should
never forget to (a) help her date with his
coat, ( b ) open all doors for him, and ( c)
provide a comfortable mound of hay for
him to sit on in the car. As the girl escorts
her date into a stylish restaurant, the couple
will feel less self-conscious when they note
that even city people slip up on Emily Post
sometimes and rudely stare.
Original presentations suggested
The vegetable corsage is an important
part of the evening. Last year, sophomore
Nancy Lindi gave her date, Scott Marini,
now a senior at Bradford, a singing corsage.
A few hours before the dance, her brother
Joe delivered the corsage to Scott's house
and presented it to him while singing
original lyrics to the tune of Row, Row,

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Row Your Boat.
Although corsages can be ordered at a
florist shop for about 3, it is much more
challenging ro make one. This year, why
not have a build-as-you-go-along corsage? As
a couple eats dinner, a sample of each
vegetable could be added ro the corsage. The
person who devises the most efficient
method of arranging mashed potatoes on the
corsage would win a weekend visit, complete
with cow-milking privileges, to Funny Bear
Farm.
Policemen will be at the dance ro curb
violence when over-eager girls drag their
dates over to Marrying Sam.
At least the Junior Class won't have ro go
through a lot of elaborate preparations ro
make Sadie Hawkins enjoyable this year.
Country folk are simple people, but hopefully this year also a creative people.

Eric Albrecht plays guardian angel
to Renee Hammond and Paul
Mich, who give up free time to
make Cub posters.

"Make sure it's even," says Michelle
Trottier to Mark Schumacher while
decorating for the dance.

Usine: superhuman strene:th, Bill Loos rearranges the cafeteria for
the "You-fill-it-in Dance" held Dec. 5.

Joe Loizzo doesn't mind spending a few
minutes after school cleaning his homeroom since all the profits from the floor
are his.

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Ellen Kupfer looks around for an unsuspecting history student to call on while giving her
time as a student teacher.

Senior Glen Milkus uses his study period
to help with corridor monitoring.

The "Singing Sophs," Joey Molinaro, Matt Bisciglia, Steve Nelson, and Jeff Kernen,
do one of their song parodies to build Lancer-fan spirit.

Julie Dellinger and David Jacyna provide
guitar music for the Mass.

Peggy Hugunin awaits her cue at the student
Mass, Dec. 8.

5

A Cappella leads the student body in Joy to
th e World, the closing hymn at the Mass.

Would you favor or disapprove
of girls running for any office they
want to run for? Why?
I would approve of and enthusiastically encourage any girl who would want
to run for any office in Student Council.
The traditional custom is ridiculous. If
it is not abolished, it will only show
St. Joe's to be a non-progressive school.
Mary Jonaitis-110
I am in favor of . having girls run.
Why? Because I think the girls are just
as capable of holding the office as some
boys . There are many girls who have the
leadership ability to take the responsibility. Just because you are of the male
sex doesn't mean you have a greater
quality of leadership than the girls.
Rosemary Beaumier-228
The question seems a little slanted
because it just asks about girls . Boys
don't run for vice-president and secretary. If the person is qualified for the
position, sex should make no difference.
Furthermore, tradition is seeming to go
down the drain now-a-days.
Mike Brey-205
I think that the girls should be able
to run for any office because they are
just as much a part of this school as
the boys . Some of the girls could hold
an office and do a good job just as well
as a boy could.
Mark Schumacher-103
I think that girls should run for any
office they want to. Sex shouldn't have
a thing to do with it as long as the
person is qualified and can be a good
leader in that position.
Rosanne Stella-110
I approve of girls running for any
office they want to because they are just
as capable as boys as far as offices go.
There is no physical strength necessary
or things that girls couldn't handle .
Chuck Karabetsos-227
I don't really care. It's just that a boy
wi 11 get more respect from the people,
and anyways girls just aren't capable
enough . So, I disapprove of this wholeheartedly.
Lewis Aceto--111

NO! Because they know nothing about
sports or the other activities around
school that a president gets involved in.
Women aren't exciting and don't come
up with great ideas as men do .
Jeff Benn-107
I would not favor girls running for
any office because I think this school
has a good Student Council the way it
is now. Anyways, could you imagine an
all girls' class office?
Ron Wojtak-317
I would disapprove of girls running
for any office, especially for president
because I think a boy could handle the
class better than a girl could . For
treasurer and vice-president I don't
think it makes too much of a difference.
Donna Niccolai-317
I would have to say that I favor girls
running for any office they want because
in high school the kids are almost all
equal in brainpower. Girls do have just
as much chance as a boy. Of course,
popularity counts a great deal, and the
people who are very popular are usually
sportsmen.
Rick Vignieri-205
I would favor girls running for any
office if they are competent and willing
to do a good job. I can see no reason
why they can't now. In some cases they'd
probably be the better choice because of
their activities in the school.
Kevin Brunner-308
I would disapprove because it sounds
like a minor move in the way of
Women's Lib, and I'm all against that.
Let the boys have the responsibility.
They know how to lead and discuss
better. If anything is fouled up, let them
get the blame.
Les Long--111
I feel if a girl has the leadership qualities she should be able to run for any
office she chooses. I feel that this change
would give the kids a better chance to
elect the correct person. There is no real
difference between how well a boy and
a girl can be a Student Council president.
Gregg Pfarr-227

6

by Tom Landre

The idea of competition is as American
as mom, apple pie, and Spiro Agnew. In our
capitalistic society, competition has been
drilled into our heads ever since our mothers
submitted our pictures for the "baby-of-themonth award." Incidentally, my mother submitted my picture once. All she ever received
was a sympathy card and the address of a
good plastic surgeon.
Maybe it's time we took a closer look at
competition. By competing with others, we
are supposed to improve ourselves. By straining to reach the top, we overcome our laziness and put forth our best effort. Unfortunately, we sometimes forget that in competition somebody has to lose. We forget why
we're competing and become lost in the
mad scramble for the top.
This can be seen perhaps most clearly in
athletics. The classic example is the Little
Leaguer's parents. Little Elroy is going to
pitch the big game tomorrow. It's a light
supper for him, a rubdown py the trainer,
(Pop) , and to bed by seven. Next morning
he's up at six, ready to go. After a healthful
breakfast of Nutra-ment, Gatorade, Quickick,
Instant Replay ,and chocolate bars, he's ready.
Game time approaches. Dad's got his camera
ready. Mom is giving helpful suggestions to
the umpire, and little Elroy discovers that
he has to go to the bathroom.
Little Elroy gets bombed out in the first
inning, giving up 12 runs on 23 hits. His
parents drag him home, threatening to sue
Stan Musial.
I'll never forget an incident that happened
my freshman year. During one of our freshman football games, a call went against our
opponent. One of the mothers on the
opposite sideline became enraged and starred
using, shall we say, rather abusive language
on the official. When the official went over
to try to quiet her down, she hit him over
the head with her umbrella. Her actions resulted in a 15-yard penalty. I'll say one thing :
if that was a kid 's mother, I'd sure hate to
see the father.
Competition is basically a sound idea.
It's only when people forget why they're
competing that it can turn into a really
tragic affair.
Editor's note: Of the 98 students surveyed
in this poll Challenge took for Student
Council, 52 were in favor of girls running
for any office they choose; 46 disapproved.

Maintenance man turns champ
by Celeste Lauer

The transformation from daytime maintenance man to nighttime bowling champ
has overtones of magic. But Mr. Phil Limbach, Sr., head of St. Joe's Maintenance Department, denies all such claims.

WRKR Radio Station, Racine, Wisconsin, introduced a 24-hour program
containing selections of contemporary
rock music. The program premiered
December 1. WRKR operates on 100.7 on
the FM dial.

Most students have seen him fixing broken
chairs or sweeping corridors. But few people
knew Mr. Limbach carried a bowling ball,
that is, until he bowled a 717 series, with
249, 280, and 188 games.
"I was just lucky. I'd roll the ball, and
I'd get a strike-just like that," he said,
snapping his fingers.
After bowling for four years, with a 160
average, Mr. Limbach finally had his big
night. As a result, he will be awarded the
coveted National Bowling League badge
given only for series over 700.
To complete the thrills of the night, Mr.
Limbach presented the prize score sheet to
his unsuspecting wife as they had dinner
together afterwards. Her surprise brought
the evening's excitement to a peak.
When asked about the league's winning

Students to collect
million pennies
for Fund Drive
by Mary Crewe

To complement the generosity of people
in Kenosha taking an active part in the St.
Joseph's Fund Drive, Student Council has
proposed that the student body also make
its contribution to this project.
"The job we'll undertake," said Bill
Hughes, Student Council President, "will be
organized and operated by students." Money
raising suggestions ranged from "hiking for
money" (as St. Catherine's of Racine did) to
selling Christmas trees on the tennis courts.
Finally, the ideas were narrowed down to
two possibilities: raffling something like a
srereo or raising a million pennies. Both
ideas were presented to the Fund Drive
Executive Board by Paul Mich, a junior
representative.
The board favored the million-pennies
idea in hopes of adding $10,000 to the
present Fund Drive total of 255,000.
"The purpose of the drive," explained Fr.
Paul Esser, principal of St. Joseph's, "is to
meet the operational costs of the school that
the tuition doesn't cover. I am very pleased
to see the students getting involved in the
drive. Many people who are working hard
on it will be encouraged by the students'
participation and enthusiasm."
The drive, beginning soon, will show unified interest in keeping St. Joe's open.

*

Mr. Phil Limbach holds his magic bowling
ball that turned out an over-700 series.

power, Mr. Limbach replied smiling, "We
seem to win the conference every other year.
We won last year, so we may have trouble
this year." But who knows? Maybe luck will
visit the Eagle's Bowling Lanes again via
Mr. Limbach's magic bowling ball.

Film study to begin
by Cece Labanowsky

Much of today's communication with the
younger generation is accomplished through
movies and television. Yet few students are
really aware of how much films can say. To
educate students to understand films as art
and as communication is the aim of the
English Department's film study to begin
at the end of Jan.
The department has chosen three types of
films to accomplish its ends: a history of
film-making, showing how the technical
developments in movies have progressed
throughout the years; secondly, instructional
films illustrating various film techniques and
introducing students to the language of films,
as well as to the symbolisms of modern, experimental films; and thirdly, several feature
films that will provide studies in the techniques learned.
"Films are the arr form of the twentieth
century. Therefore, we must help students
develop a critical eye so they can distinguish
the good films from the poor ones," explained Sister Margaret of the English Department.
The films that will be shown as part of the
film study are the following:
January 28

History of the Cinema
Experimental Film

February 11

Citizen Cane

February 25

Dream of the Wild Horses
Neighbors
Very Nice, Very Nice

March 17

Nobody Waved Good-By

March 31

Fail Safe

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*

*

Seniors George Hammond, Barbara
Bill, Mark Leuck, and alternate, Jeannette Brey, competed in a semi-final
match of WITl-TV 6's quiz program,
"Who Knows?" on December 5, 1970.
They were defeated by Brookfield East
High School, 405-305.

*

*

*

Sr. Bernadette Luecker, head of the
Music Department, directed the annual
Christmas Concert on December 20, at
8:00 P.M. All the school's choruses and
the band participated in this presentation.

*
Coach Robert Carbone broadcasts
Lancer basketball games this year on
WKZN radio.
This years play, Hello Dolly, will be
directed by Mr. Rod Keuper, a professional director from Milwaukee.

*

*

*

St. Joseph's Ski Club is taking a weekend trip to Lacrosse Mt., Lacrosse, Wis.
February 13.

Dreams cont'd ...
Are an the props in a dream
symbolic?
No. The props in a dream may just be
there to perform a function. For instance: If
someone dreamed about eating dinner, the
dishes are only there to enable him to eat;
but if he dreams he is in a room with hundreds of chiming clocks, the clocks would
represent something he associates them with
in real life. Reoccurring symbols that appear
in dreams are an attempt of the unconscious
to direct the dreamer's attention to a specific
matter.
So do yourself a favor and improve your
mental health. Tell a friend exactly what you
think of the practical joke he played on you
last week, interrupt a boring teacher to crack
a few elephant jokes, or give your pesty little
brother some explicit information on where
you'd like him to go. Just one word of caution : don't take any of these steps unless
you're absolutely sure you're dreaming.

Cagers to seek revenge
by Tom Landre

Most fans follow the ups and downs of
the varsity wrestling team, but few know
about the junior varsity team.
Coached by John Wierzbicki and Tim
Breuhl, the SJHS j.v. team plays an
eight-game schedule.
The greatest problem faced by the
team is winning. The j.v. team ·has not
won one meet this year. This results from
the fact that there is no real competition
among team members. Another reason is
that they are young and inexperienced.
However, team members hope as experience is acquired, wms will also be
multiplied.

*

*

*

The Girls' Athletic Association is experiencing growing pains. A lack of
participation by junior and senior girls
is hurting the program.
The girls are currently playing volleyball but are having a hard time getting
the gym.
"A lot of girls who signed up aren't
showing up for the games over the weekend," explained Susie G allatin, secretary
of G.A.A.

St. Joe's basketball team charges into the
new year inspired by one of the greatest
motivations of all : revenge.
On January 15, the hoopers seek revenge
against a Pio Nono team that has been a
thorn in the Lancers' side since they entered
the conference. Last year the Spartans
knocked St. Joe's out of tournament play
with a 53-49 upset. The Lancers have never
defeated Pio Nono at their home court.
Danger in weak teams
On paper, the next three games look like
Lancer victories. However, there may be a
tendency for Coach Dan Chubrilo's boys to
look pa~t these games in anticipation of their
rematch with St. Cat's. The Lancers face
St. Bonaventure and Lake Zurich at home
on January 22 and 23 and travel to Messmer
on January 29.
Lancers host arch-rival
Perhaps the most important game of the
season emotionally, if not statistically, will
be the St. Cat's game. Facing them here on
February 5 will be an advantage for the
Lancers. "The home-court advantage really
means a lot. Playing in the pit with all their
screaming fans right behind you can really
shake you up," explained Co-captain Mike
Higgins.

Wrestlers test strength
by Roger Miner

How well the Lancer grapplers will do
at the state tournament this year will be
previewed by Lancer fans at the five dual
meets and three tournaments coming up this
month.
Tough meets ahead
After winning two of their first three
meets, the Lancers are looking forward to a
winning season and the state championship.
The matmen will face some of the more
powerful teams in the Catholic Conference
within the next two weeks.
Don Bosco, one of the tougher teams, will
meet the Lancers on January 12. The Dons
usually have a strong team, and this year
they probably will, too. (Bradford beat the
Dons 29-19 earlier this year.)
After the Pius Invitational on January 16,
the Lancers will battle St. Catherine's in a
2 p.m. home meet. The Angels took state
last' year.

sophomores, Rick Blank and Ron Wojtak;
juniors, Ken Streblow and Bill Crist. Streblow and Crist will provide the team with
experience in the upper weights.
With the large number of veterans out
this year, fans can expect to see a Jot of
g©Od, hard wrestling and hopefully a state
championship team.
On December 19, the grapplers defeated
St. John's Cathedral, 37-11. Only three men
lost while five scored pins. St. Joe's at press
time is 3 and 2 in dual meets.

All eyes are on Greg Soule as he leaps against
Marquette.

The Lancers have some good reasons to
feel confident. They field an unusually tall
starting lineup, averaging 6' 4". The cagers
play a patterned offense, passing to the
open man, waiting for the close-in shot.
"Last year we just ran down the court
and shot. Now we're waiting for the easier,
high-percentage shot," stated Guard Pete
Mich, sixth man on the team.
Team scores ea rly-season wi ns
The patterned offense, al9ng with a sticky
defense, proved a successful combination in
early season play. Shooting over 60 per cent,
the Lancers outclassed Memorial, 71-51, and
Marquette, 52-40. They dumped West Division, 71-51, and were outpointed 47-39
when they turned cold in the fourth quarter
against the St. Catherine Angels. On January
15, the Lancers were upset by Cathedral
56-50.
Coming back well, the Lancers defeated a
tough Don Bosco "5'', 58-39. On December
19, the cagers travelled to Beloit to play a
non-conference game. At the end of regulation time, they were deadlocked. However,
the Lancers then outscored Beloit 11-1 to
pull out a 61-51 win.

Veterans bolster squad
Raising Coach Frank Matrise's hopes for
another state crown is the large number of
seniors out this year. Captain Terry Willems,
Bill Petzke, Tom Braun, Frank Principe,
Glen MiJkus, Rick Wojtak, and Frank
Ventura make a very formidable lineup.
Joining them are freshman, Tom Barnhill;

Sophomore R o n W o jtak attempts to tie up his R o und Lake opponent.

8

Registration procedure
changed for 1971-'72

Bft
Vol. 13, No. 6

St. Joseph High School, Kenosha, Wis. 53140

by Mike Brey

Feb., 1971

Carol Channing's well known Dolly face will be replaced by whose at St. Joe's?

SJHS to say 'Hello, Dolly'

A curriculum handbook, discussions in
Guidance class, and private counseling are
included in registration for the 1971-'72
school year. Registration is planned for
some time in February or March.
The process will be more gradual than in
the past. Handbooks listing all the classes
offered and a brief insight into each of them
will be given to the smdents. The subjects
will be discussed in Guidance classes to
enable smdents to decide what would be best
for them to take. The smdents, accompanied
by their parents, will then come to the
school and register. If any problems in selecting courses arise, smdents can obtain private
counseling in the Guidance Department.

Opportunity to choose wisely
The purpose of the registration procedure
revision is to help the smdents make important decisions. Through stronger control,
it will also prevent the mayhem that usually
accompanies the first weeks of the school
year.
This system was proposed by Father Paul
Esser, principal of SJHS. "It is my hope
that all smdents will smdy the course offerings, discuss them with parents, teachers,
and counselors, and then choose wisely. The
smdent will have to live with his or her
choice through the next school year," stated
Fr. Esser.
New classes proposed
No courses are planned to be dropped
(Continued on page 6)

Hello, Dolly!, a popular musical comedy,
has been selected as this year's school play.
Tryouts for this lively and colorful show
will be held February 15 by Mr. Rod Keuper,
the new director and choreographer.

ing ability are essential for all chorus members in Hello, Dolly!
'The expenses connected with the production of a musical are phenomenal, and
Hello, Dotty! will exceed last year's expenses
by far," said Sr. Bernadette.

Among the other plays considered were
Half a Sixpence and Fiddler on the Roof.
But then because of the newness of the play
(it opened on Broadway in 1964) and
movie, as well as its popularity, Hello, Dolly!
was the final choice.
"St. Joseph's is among the first schools to
present the newly-released musical," revealed
Sr. Bernadette Luecker, musical director.

Among the expenses is a large royalty fee
required by the company (Tams-Witmark,
Inc.) for presenting the play. This fee is
based on the number of performances given,
admission prices, and auditorium capacity.
These and other fees are paid for by selling
tickets and ads in the Patron Drive.
The play will be presented on April 16,
17, 18 and 23, 24, 25.

The play is based on The Matchmaker by
Thorton Wilder, a drama being smdied by
the junior English classes.
It is the story of Mrs. Dolly Gallagher
Levi, an energetic widow, and her efforts to
marry Horace Vandergelder, the well-known
half-a-millionaire, in order to send his money
circulating like rain water among the people.
Along the way Dolly also succeeds in matching up the young and beautiful widow
Molloy with Vandergelder's 33-year old head
clerk, Cornelius Hackl; Cornelius' assistant,
Barnaby Tucker, with Mrs. Molloy's assistant,
Minnie Fay; and the struggling artist,
Ambrose Kemper, with Mr. Vandergelder's
weeping niece, Ermengarde.

Drug study to be held Feb. 11

by Celeste Lauer

The single cast will consist of the five
female leads, four male leads, and four minor
speaking roles, as well as the singing waiters
and townspeople.
"However, to involve more people in the
production, the choruses will be larger,"
stated Sr. Bernadette.
Script readers and dancers will tryout on
Feb. 15. Preliminary singing tryouts beginning Feb. 1 will be held by Sr. Bernadette
to ease selection of parts. Singing and danc-

by Marlene Downey

"The drug issue is one that every student
should be informed about. To accomplish
this local experts thought it would be a
good idea to make some sort of formal presentation co the students," said Mr. Robert
Karnes, organizer of the all-school drug
workshop to be held at St. Joe's on Feb. 11.
The workshop will be divided into three
main sessions. The first will begin at
8: 15 a.m. with an address by Mr. Peter
Stavredes, the ex-drug addict who spoke at
St. Joe's last year. He will provide some insights into the life of an actual drug user.
Mr. Dino Bernacchi, a registered pharmacist, and his wife, a registered nurse, will
present the second part of the program explaining the physiological results of drug
use on the body's system. The present juniors
may remember Mrs. Bernacchi as the nurse
who brought actual drug samples to their
biology classes Sophomore year.
The Kenosha Police Department Drug
Squad will make the final presentation deal-

ing with drugs in relation to law.
Each speaker will allow time following
his presentation for students to ask questions written out ahead of time or asked as
they arise after the talks.
When asked her opinion about the value
of such a workshop, Junior Michaeleen Cicchini said, "I think we'll all get a lot out of
it. The kids will not only be able co get some
important information but will also have a
chance to get involved in a sharing situation.
Most of the students really liked Mr. Stavredes last year and so would look forward to
hearing him again this year. And with something like drugs, even if just one per cent
of the kids would benefit from the workshop,
it would be worthwhile."
When asked about the drug simation at
St. Joe's, Mr. Karnes said, "Let's just say it
is a real problem. How major it is, or how
many people are involved, I wouldn't want
to say. I'd like to think the problem here less
great than in the public schools."

SJHS Blacks discuss prejudice
When someone mentions racial prejudice, many students here identify it with
large city ghettos and segregated schools
in Alabama, but certainly not with St .
Joe's, which boasts a total black population of three students or less than
two-fifths of one per cent of the entire
student body.
Although St. Joe's students cannot be
blamed for the low percentage of Blacks
here, we feel that this school does not
provide sufficient background to supply
them with a real knowledge of the Black
problem, which could, perhaps, be more
accurately called a White problem.

Subtle prejudice exists here
Part of the problem is the subtle
prejudice which has emerged at St. Joe's,
according to Malcolm Mahone, a Black
junior. "No one has really come right
out and said anything derogatory to me,"
he explained. "But you can see it. You
can feel it. People act impersonal and
indifferent toward you.
"There are a lot of two-faced people
here at St. Joe's. They tend to make up
to me. I guess you could say they try
to make me think they understand the
problem because they cannot tolerate
the thought that racism is rooted within
their person, especially if I know it.
"You have to feel most of this prejudice out because of its subtlety. It's hard
to talk about racism in concrete terms.
Sometimes people are racists without
even knowing it.
"Rejection is a strong characteristic
of St. Joe's racists, but it's not outright
rejection. An example of this would be
a party. Everyone is invited. There's no
problem in my going to this party
because the prejudice would be too
obvious if someone said, 'No, you can't
come to a party because you're Black.'
I'm supposed to think, 'I'm invited, so

Challenge
St. Joseph High School
2401 • 69th Street
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Vol. 13, No. 6

Qigarettes can kill you.
Keep smoking 'em and they may.
We'll miss ya, baby.

american
cancer
society

February, 1971

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ................ Tom Landre
STAFF
News .................... Marlene Downey
Mike Brey, Celeste Lauer, Karen Willems
Editorial .................. Ruth Hammond
Bridget King
Features ..... Renee Hammond, Celeste Lauer
Karen Willems, Mike Brey, Marlene Downey
Ruth Kammond, Bridget King
Cece Labanowsky
Creative Writing .......... Cece Labanowsky
Sports ...................... Roger Miner
Mike Brey, Tom Landre
PHOTOGRAPHY .... Mike Antony, Paul Kostelnik
Mark Petersen, Mark Schumacher,
Celeste Lauer
ART ............. Mary Crewe, Karen Willems
ADVISER ................. Sr. Virginia, O.S.F.
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this person must be okay.' But when I
get to the party, the isolation and rejection occurs . I'm sure the people there
aren't oblivious to what's going on
either.''
Blacks treated as objects
"I feel that I am, in a way, treated
more as a representative of my race than
as an individual person," stated Black
sophomore, Valerie Gladney. "They look
at me as being a Black and doing everything as if I have no potential in life,
and this is wrong."
"The people here read bad things
about blacks. Then they see me and
right away say I'm part of this without
giving me an equal chance," said Mal.
"But I don't want you to get the idea
that all white people here are racists.
St. Joe's does have a small few who are
very fine. But to say this school can
handle today's blacks is just not true."
Black pride is necessary
Mal went on to speak of black frustrations on a wider scale. ''I'm for black
unity to get away from this deprivation
of rights. A man cannot survive if he's
being deprived of his rights. It's not
good for him psychologically. He continually has to put on a facade. When he
goes to his job, he has to put on a show
-like he's trying to impress the white
man. But when he gets home, he knows
that he is putting on a show and he
knows that he should be himself and
(Continued on page //)

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radio music. Whether it be Beethoven's
sixth symphony or Joe Cocker's blues,
if you play it launder than 85 decibelsdecibels being the unit measurement of
sound-you may be damaging your hearing cells.
A guinea pig's hearing cells were permanently damaged when it was subjected to rock and roll music played at
120 decibels, the level at which bands in
good form play. The listening was spread
out over three months at intervals imitating those of a regular dance patron.
Noise made by traffic, sirens, blenders,
noisy children, television sets, dishwashers, vacuum cleaners, and other convenience machines also contribute to hearing damage.
Since you can't control many of these
ever-increasing noises maybe you should
turn down the radio and phonograph
now so you'll still be able to enjoy the
good sounds later on.

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After a hard day's work, Paul Kostelnik snuggles up to Teddy to
m ake sleeping m ore bearable.

"I think I'm going to lose again," cries Carol Scholey while Janet Erd man
snickers at the thought.

"Now is that a knit or a pearl? " contemplates Ben Guido as he
spends a winter night inside.

Sitting in front of a cozy fire, Frank Principe does a book report on
one of the great works of Dr. Seuss.

Weekends are usually spent with an enthusiastic crowd of Lancer fans.

4

"Who says this is winter fun?" asks Fred Ricker as he shovels snow.

Laurie Moyer has some snowball fun as
she spots an unsuspecting victim.

Linda Merkes tries to dodge out ot
the way of the snowball she feels
coming.

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John Ambro makes winter fun out of skillful execution of ski turns.

5

Body language gives insight into behavior
by Bridget King

Man satisfies his curiosity about himself
by looking for different methods of understanding his behavior or personality. In the
past he has tried to understand himself
through interpretations of his favorite color,
penmanship analysis, and word association
tests. Today he is also getting insights into
himself through kinesics, the study of communication through body movements.
Kinesics, the brainchild of anthropologist
Dr. Ray L. Birdwhistell, is a 17-year-old
science.

Cultures, regions show differences
in body language
Every cultiire has its own body language,
according to Dr. Birdwhistell. For example,
in parts of the Far East it is impolite to
look at a person when speaking to him. On
the other hand, the polite Englishman stares
at the speaker and blinks once or twice

Registration cont'd ...
next year. Several new classes are in the
proposal stage. A new senior religion class,
involving the Religion, Home Economics,
and Social Studies Departments may be
offered, along with a foll-time speech class,
music theory, and more physical education.

Students voice suggestions
A Curriculum Development Committee
has been organized to analyze all the classes
offered at St. Joseph's and make modifications if necessary. The committee is composed of the heads of all the departments.
Fr. Esser hopes to have students join the
committee to represent the student body.
Although no students are on the CDC
yet, they did have some voice in registration. The questionnaire that was filled out
December 16 was consulted in planning the
curriculum.

to show interest. Americans, moreover, expect the interested listener to insert nods
and occasional mmhmms into the conversation.

she may have a closed personality or just be
wearing a short skirt.

Regional differences make it possible for
experts to recognize a Wisconsite by the
way he uses his eyebrows. There are 23
possible eyebrow positions, and Wisconsin's natives employ most of them. Sex,
ethnic background, social class and personality also influence body language.

The value of body language is the insight
it can give someone into interpretations of
his behavior. Is he afraid to touch or be
touched? If so, he might be hesitant to reveal
himself. Is he tight and rigid in his approach
to life in general? Through kinesics he can
be aware of what his body movements are
saying to others and so take the first steps
toward removing the barriers between himself and the world.

Experts, however, cannot give a precise
meaning for very gesture. When an American rubs his nose, it may indicate disagreement or rejection or just an itchy nose. Experts look for patterns in movement, not
isolated gestures.

Eyes, limbs play important roles
Eyes play a large part in body language.
During conversations, Americans never hold
eye contact longer than a second before
looking away. Furthermore, it is polite to
look at a fellow pedestrian only until he is
about eight feet away. If a person doesn't
look away, ohe may be forced to say, "How
are you?" or "Nice day." He may find himself conversing with a perfect stranger.
Arm and leg positions are also important.
If someone is trying to persuade his listener
and the listener crosses his arms or legs, he
may be showing resistance. When a woman
entwines her legs at the knees and ankles,

Bob Bennett's relaxed posture is probably a
sign of his readiness to accept new ideas.

Cubbies cream facuity 100-72
by Marlene Downey and Cece Labanowsky

Thomas McTernan, business administrator.

Kenosha Cub fans marked January 17 as
the day of the long awaited match between
the Chicago Cubs and members of the St.
Joe faculty.

Emcees, Mike Brey and Paul Costanzo,
gave the game an added flavor in their playby-play account.

The jovial exhibit took place in the St.
Joe gym before an estimated crowd of 1,700
spectators. From the Chicago team were Ron
Santo, team captain; Don Kessinger, Glen
Becker, J. C. Martin, Kenny Holtzman,
Randy Hundley, Vince Iduke, Brewer, Ted
Savage, and Fergusen Jenkins, former member of the Harlem Globetrotters.
The actual score was 100-52, but th<:: Cubs,
in a sudden burst of generosity, gave the
faculty a break by giving them 20 points for
their last basket instead of the customary 2.

Mr. Karnes attempts to tie up Cubs' star,
Kenny Holtzman, as "General" Patton looks
on.

Kinesics aids in self understanding

Maneuvering the ball for St. Joe's were
Coaches Bob Theriault, Tom Roders, Don
Martin, Frank Matrise, John Wierzbicki, and
Tim Breuhl. Teachers involved were Gerry
Powers, Robert Karnes, Bob Carbone, John
Refieuna, "General" Thomas Patton, Fathers
David Hanser and Gregory Spitz; and

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Half-time ceremonies were enlivened by
ladies from the audience giving a basketball exhibition of their free-throw skills.
The three juniors selling the most tickets,
Paul Costanzo, Diana Merten, and Sam
Loizzo, enjoyed dinner at the Uptown Bar
and Restaurant with the Cubs after the game.
The Junior Class' aim in sponsoring the
event was to raise money for the JuniorSenior Dinner Dance. They reached their
goal of $2,500 used to pay the Cubs' fee
and cleared about $1,700. When asked about
the success of the game, Sam Loizzo, Junior
Class president stated, "It was a great success,
and I'd like to thank all the kids who sold
their tickets and all those who tried. I'd
also like to express my appreciation to Mr.
Thomas Patton, our class moderator, for his
help and Coach Dan Chubrilo for letting me
out of class."

11apoa•1~1l1t'
t&ua11011'

peteat1al

In trying t0 describe this year's freshmen,
three key words come to mind: potential,
responsibility, and teamwork.
This class showed their potential early in
the year with a secret assembly that organized the floatbuilding campaign. The end
results were marvelous. Over fifty per cent
of the class attended the unity booster. This
and their efforts in the classroom and sports
show their great amount of teamwork.
Responsibility fits into the description
because the freshmen feel they should contribute some worthwhile changes in today's
world. For example, the freshmen are talking about a project to collect and dispose
of glass and tin cans as a start in the fight
against pollution. They are also participating
in several student exchanges with junior
highs throughout Kenosha t0 get a better
understanding of other schools and their
students.
Imagine these three ingredients working
properly rogether, and you will surely form
a good picture of the class of '7 4.
Robert Mich
Freshman Oass President

Kathy Hughes, vice-president; Eileen
Riley, secretary; Bob Mich, president;
and Dan Skurski, treasurer, plan the
future of the Freshman Class.

Freshman representatives and alternates include Mike Matusek 307,
Dave Crewe 305, Clara Ruffalo 303,
Richard Mich 303, Cindy Perez 302,
Bob Kupfer 301, and Mary Mayer
301.

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3
0
1
Top row: Rene Rolbiecki, Cindy Szarafinski, Bob Schwenn, Dan Skurski, Kathy Hughes, Dave Pellegrino, Charles Gehring, Dave Aiello,
Carol Hammond, Gary Meyer, Martin Pilger. Second row: Rae Henoch, Linda Flammang, Dave Topolovec, Mary Mayer, Mike Chiappetta,
Robin Winsor, Pat Burgett, Sue Linkus, Mary Beth Bernacchi. Third row: Jill Foreman, Bob Kupfer, Debbie Greb, Bob Arneson, Margaret
Dowse, Carol Bode, Mary Jo Kavalauskas, Pete Wasilevich. Bottom row: Gemma DeBartolo, Mark Johnson, Josette Moran, Janet Englund, Lisa Wood, Dave Schmickel, Ron Regis.

3
0
2
Top rou•: George Slivon, Richard Mich, Loretta Mullaly, Michael Bonell, David Greidanus, Tim Johnson, Ellen Duczak, David Deberge,
Mark Halverson, George Burnett, Sue Chwala. Second row: Richard Renzulli, Kathleen Flasch, Pam Thomas, Lynn Tabbert, Debra Rosenfeldt, Mike McManaman, Brian Platt, Robert Gardener, Joy Fredericks. Third row: Anthony Scuglik, Mary Ellen Hulko, James Loewen,
Therese Hawbaker, Janet Erdman, Maria Lampada, Candice Bahr, Susan Gentile, Toni Ancona. Bottom row: Claudia Watts, John Schmidt,
Steven Bill, Sharon Kehrer, Louise Travanty, Debra Zaionc. Student missing: Cynthia Perez.

3
0
3
Top row: Joanne Wistrand, Cheryl Jones, Beth Filipello, Bob Mich, Mike Mader, Joe Fonk, Ed Scuglik, Gerry Zastrow, Tom Barnhill, Jim
ehls. Second row: Eileen Riley, Janice Grummit, Melanie Petersen, Maureen Heinisch, Kim Alfano, Rich Bilotto, Mary Leuk, Ray Fredericksen, Joanne Caruso. Thfrd row: Mary Kenaga, Pat Infusino, Joy Delconte, Martin Andrea, Roberta Herrmann, Clara Ruffalo, Tina
Meo, Tina Covelli, John Werner. Bottom row: Debbie Price, Vickie Tudjan, Paul Gifford, Kris Schmidt, Julie Duncan, Mary Theriault.
Student missing: Karla Brehm.

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3
0

s
Top row: Therese Robillard, Dan Zeihen, Brigid Rafferty, Wally Levonowich, Tom Madison, Mike Finn, Debbie Massie, Mark St. Germain. Third row: Craig Heinzen, Joan Guido, Ron Fonk, Barbara Knight, Mark Antony, Jeri Thompson, Julie Wojtak, Carol Scholey,
Frankie Gillespie. Second row: Susan Shore, Barbara Beardsley, Joanice Brey, Kathy White, Gary Pfarr, Renee Miletta, Darlene Turco,
John Frenner. Bottom row: Dave Jones, Elizabeth Stevens, Greg Merkes, Gene Ellison, Dave Crewe, Colleen Higgins, Susan Neu, Mark
Casey. Students missing: Elizabeth Bistrick, Joanne Doherty, Mark Irish.

3
0
7
Top row: Ruth Wojtak, Jim Zongolowicz, Laurie Chiappetta, Jamie Kaufmann, Jeff Blise, Dale Merten, Mike Curry, Mary Ann Skipper,
Kathy Sturicz, Pat Rafferty, Dave Knotek. Second row: Kim Tizi, Gail Bose, Mary Jaras, Lori Ventura, Brian Holm, Carol Arentz, Terry
Schlenker, Gary Oleksy, Bob Dolnik. Third row: Laurie Fiorini, Kim Pfarr, Mike Engelmann, Terry Fonk, Pat Williamson, Tom Fulmer,
Pat Grabowski, James Modrijan. Bottom row: Marie Beaumier, Charles Robsel, Rosann Lewis, Anne Schumacher, Peggy Haas, Mike Matusek. Students missing: Michele Bruneau, Bill Helminger.

Steve Bill and Gene Ellison show a freshman disenchantment
with cafeteria food.

Freshmen Joanne Caruso, Debbie Price and Bill Helminger celebrate the
end of another school day.

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Why no 13th floor?
by Kuen Willems

Do you shun Friday, the 13th? Think
back! Bad luck, report cards, dreary skies,
all brought on in sudden ambush! Wasn't
it the 13th of November? In fact wasn't it
Friday, the 13th?! !
Have you ever stopped to think how much
Friday, the 13th, affects the way the world
is run? Many ships remain docked purposely
on that day. People cancel important
appointments. Others, intent upon remaining cool, still feel uneasy.
Some airlines omit numbering the 13th
seat. Many theaters omit Row M because it
is the 13th letter in the alphabet. Hospitals
discreetly replace the fatal 13th bed with

Mr. Patton indicates the site of the Apollo 14
moon landing.

Patton views blastoff
by Ruth H•mmond

When Apollo 14 lifted off for the moon
Sunday, January 31, Mr. Thomas Patton,
science teacher at St. Joe's, witnessed the
event.
From Thursday, January 28, through Sunday, January 30, Mr. Patton was one of about
500 official observers at the space center. He
attended briefings that explained the moon
shot, went on tours, and met with high
NASA officials.
Mr. Patton received a special invitation
to go to the John F. Kennedy Space Center
in Florida from the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (NASA). The
invitation was extended after Mr. Patton
wrote NASA a letter indicating his interest
in the moon shot because of the four space
science classes he teaches here. NASA frequently supplies these classes with publications including detailed flight plans for
Apollo 13 and 14.
Mr. Patton became interested in space
science when he taught segments of it during chemistry and physics classes in previous
years. The full course he developed this year
is one of the first of its kind on the high
school level and has an enrollment of 102
seniors.

12b. Even in the most modern hotels and
office buildings, including the New York
Stock Exchange, the numbering of floors
goes from 12 to 14.
Where do the superstitions connected with
Friday, the 13th, come from? Some believe
that they go back to the origins of Christianity. Friday was the day of Christ's crucifixion and 13 the number present at his
last supper.
Others believed the origin to be preChristian. Some experrs say that 600,000
years ago primitive man could count his
10 fingers and 2 feet-a total of 12-no
farther. Anything beyond was unknown and
therefore feared.
Ancient tribes of northern Europe believed that every Friday, 12 witches met with
the devil, forming a company of 13, which
would, therefore, have to be an unlucky
number.
The first written record of the bad luck
of 13 is a Babylonian clay tablet produced
long before Christ. It described a disastrous
fire in the harem of a Babylonian "king with
13 wives who died in the flames. Instead of
getting better fire precautions, the king
apparently decided it was bad luck to have
13 wives, though we don't know whether he
decided on more or fewer after that. His
subjects extended this reasoning and made
it a general belief that 13 was most unlucky.

Numerical superstitions are universal
In London, 13 can be associated with
death. The Tyburn hangman's fee was a
shilling and a penny-13 pence.
An Irish superstition says that if 13 sit
at a table, one will die within a year.
In France, house numbers go from 12 to
12Yi to 14.
The Japanese, on the other hand, avoid 4,
which is their unlucky number. Rooms are
never numbered 4 or 14 or even 44.
In Poland on Christmas Eve, families
gather for a seven, nine, or eleven course
meal and must have on even number at the
table if all present are to see another Christmas.

Superstition remains mystery
Why do so many supersitions persist even
among today's scientifically advanced
peoples? Psychologists themselves are still
looking for the answer. Superstitions are
rooted in irrational fears passed on from
generation to generation. Foolish or not, man
retains these old taboos.
The next Friday, the 13th, ,i;vill roll around
in August of '71. To avoid misfortune that
day, you may just want to throw a little
salt over your shoulder early in the morning
and care along your favorite rabbit's foot.

10

Rod Keuper llired
as play director
by Mike Brey

Rod Keuper, director and choreographer
of this year's musical, Hello, Dolly/, has come
a long way from studying dance at Carnegie
Hall and Luigi's Jazz Center in New York.
Mr. Keuper makes directing and choreographing his profession, with headquarters
in Milwaukee. He is self-taught in directing
but had a little training in dancing. He has
learned how to direct through his acting experience and from observing other actors
and directors.
Most of his work revolves around younger performers. Mr. Keuper has directed such
plays as West Side Story, Half a Sixpence,
and Man of LaMancha. In addition, he has
choreographed Funny Girl and My Fair Lady
for high school productions.

Urges large turnout
"Hello, Dolly/ will take large acting and
technical casts," said Mr. Keuper. "I urge
everybody just to let their hair down and
come out."
When asked how he felt about the first
turnout of interested students on December
13, Mr. Keuper replied, "Quite tremendous.
I really didn't expect as many people as I
saw.''
Mr. Keuper will not bring a steady assitant with him to practice; but when he feels
extra help is needed, he will bring an aide.

Staged numbers for T.V.
Those who watched the Epilepsy Telethon on Milwaukee's Channel 18, Feb. 6 saw
several musical numbers that Mr. Keuper
staged. He also performed in some of the
numbers.

Tryouts for the Wisconsin Honors Chorus
will be held on Feb. 20 in Brown Deer, Wis.
St. Joe's students trying out include Debbie
Gott, Karla Bielewicz, Cathy Szarafinski,
Mary Kemps, Georgia Becker, Sue Gallo,
Cindy Sieanis, Renee Hammond, Dave
Manka, Bill Crist, Matt Wervie, and Chris
Duncan.

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•

•

Denise Kolmos performed as a solo pianist
in the Wisconsin Catholic Youth Orchestra
on Jan~ 17 at Alverno College.

•

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•

Tryouts for the "Kids from Wisconsin"
will be held Feb. 28, 1971, at Brown Deer.

Prejudice cont'd ...
quit trying to impress. What he should
show is that he's not just anybody else's
nigger, but a proud Black man who can
do just as good a job as any white man
can."
High tuition discourages Blacks
Both Mal and Valerie agree that the
major reason for the low number of
blacks in this school is financial difficulty. Mal has talked to many Blacks
who are interested in coming to St. Joe's
because they like the sports and have
heard St. Joe's is good socially. "This is
what they hear,'' Mal commented, "but
it's not altogether true. My younger
brother Cerci, in a way, wants to go
here. I don't like to say this, but I don't
think it would be good for him because
of what I have gone through. I know,
though, that he won't automatically be
subjected to what I was."
Isolation felt here
"If more Blacks were here,'' he added,
"I could get into the school better. The
things I do at home just aren't the same
as you would do here, and I guess you
could say I have to put on a different
face, in a way. I have friends here I get
along very well with, but I do miss being
with all my soul brothers.
Suggestions are given
One method of lessening racial prejudice here was suggested by Mal. "I'm
sure there are some people in cliques
who realize the Black problem and realize that their whole clique is anti-Black.
What this persons should do is try to
bring this out in the clique and not
worry about being ousted.
This school consists mostly of White,
middle and upper class Catholics. The
resulting non-exposure to many races,
social classes, and creeds encourages
ignorance concerning these groups. And,
as Valerie pointed out, ignorance breeds
prejudice.
To help make St. Joe's a little more
racially balanced, we suggest that the
Student Council scholarships presently
given to students already at St. Joe's instead be given to lower class teens who
want but can't afford to come here.
However, we realize more exposure is
not the total answer. No one can be
forced to be open-minded. Prejudice
must be stopped where it is started-in
the mind of the prejudiced person. And
he alone can do this. Mal expressed this
idea when he said, "I can't and I won't
just come out and say, 'Well, you're a
racist because you do this, and you're a
racist because you do that.' People have
to look at themselves, analyze how they
tear people down, and then try to get
rid of their superior attitude toward
people of a different color."

felt on wood

Human Question

i placed
my hand
on a dead Oak tree
and cried within the
d
e
p
t
h
s of me
to think of Life
that
used to
be.
Carla Cundari-109

If
the pompous yellow Rolls
is important,
What of
peasant blackteeth
in decaying
smile?
Barb Bill-112

Attempt
wanted to tell you
my popsicle dreams:
to whisper, wind-like
of a yellow-bloomed bush
or the feather-heavy rain.
But you turned away,
leaving me
with only
a dripping stick.
Jeanette Brey-101

One-on-One
Taller than i,
YOU control the boards.
My haphazard gunning
Does nothing
To change the score.
YOUr confidence shakes me,
Although it is nothing new.
A glance at the scoreboard
As YOU make a jumpshot
Tells me YOU're winning
Again.
i was always for YOUr team
Anyway.
Peggy Hugunin-102

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My First Love
by Mary Wagner

I guess you could say we were in love.
Yes, I was in second grade and the first
girl with a boyfriend. I remember how
he would greet me each morning with
a red lollipop because he knew they
were my favorite.
I suppose you want to know what he
looked like. You could say he looked
"different.'' He was the biggest second
grader and the bully of his block. But it
was different when he was around me.
He acted so sweet; and if anyone did
anything to hurt me, he was there to
make sure they didn't try it again.
One day I had lost my pet turtle. He
came to me and right away knew something was wrong. When I told him what
happened, he tried to make me happy,
but nothing he did cheered me up until
the next day when he met me with a
small shoe box. When I opened it, my
eyes fell upon the most beautiful turtle
you've ever seen.
Sometimes after school we would
walk to the park and play leapfrog, our
favorite game. We had lots of fun with
our friends, but we were happiest together because our relationship was so
very special to us.
I would sometimes go home and brag
to my older brother that I had a boyfriend, which really didn't matter to him
since he couldn't stand the sight of me.
But it didn't matter: I was in love.
The day John and I broke up was the
day I remember best. It was the last day
of school, and we knew we wouldn't see
each other until school started again.
Then one day during the summer
when I was walking with my mother, I
saw John. He was playing leapfrog ...
with Julie.

Cagers work for wins
by Mike Brey

The Lancer basketball team often makes
winning look almost too easy. But if you
have ever watched them practice during the
week, you'd know the work that is involved
in winning.
Practice is daily except on days of games
and the following day. Before practice starts,
the Lancers casually shoot baskets and get
loosened up. The atmosphere is relaxed, and
most of the players are talking to each other.
Then Coach Dan Chubrilo gets them
down to work. They run lay-ups and figure
eights, then break into spot shooting, which
is shooting from four given places on the
floor. This all leads into drills for offense
and defense, full court presses, and the like.
Quite often Coach Chubrilo will stop the
action to make a correction or give some
advice. Occasionally he shows films of the
team playing or teaches them a new play.
To close practice the Lancers shoot free
throws and run struggle drills. After this it's
a brief talk with the coach and a hot shower.
For a non-contact sport, basketball supplies more than its share of cuts and bruises.
Floor burns, bruised knees, split lips, jammed fingers, and chipped teeth are common
casualties. The players must be in top physical condition because the constant running
and jumping quickly leads to exhaustion.
Discipline, determination, concentration,

Lancers anticipate
going all the way
by Roger Miner

With a variety of defenses, a starting "5"
averaging 6' 4", and wildly enthusiastic fans
to please, the SJHS basketball team is looking ahead to a successful season at tournament time.
Having a 12-2 record at press time, the
Lancers have yet to face Messmer, St. Cat's,
and Marquette, all tough teams. The Cagers
will face Memorial on February 12 in an
away game. On Tuesday, February 16, they
return home for a rematch against a Cathedral team that beat them earlier 56-50. The
last regular season game is an away contest
against Don Bosco, Friday, February 19.
Looking ahead to the tournaments, junior
Mike Fonk commented that in his opinion
the Lancers would go all the way.
Helping the team to go all the way, along
with the regular starters, are the guys who
don't always get into the game: Mark Vitkus, John Aiello, Fonk, Dan Winkler, Dave
Andrea, Bill Loos, John Wermeling, John
Forchette, and Bill Arneson.
The first round of tournament action will
be February 23, regionals February 26-28,
and the State Tournament March 5, 6, 7.

and teamwork make a team win, and the
Lancers have all of these. When they take
the floor before a game, the hardships of
practice are forgotten, but corrections and
advice aren't.

Mike Higgins drives as Dave Andrea, Bill
Hughes, and Bill Loos look on at a cager
practice session.

by Roger Miner

Are you the kind of guy who likes recreation, especially basketball, but couldn't come
out for the team for some reason? Are you
getting flabby due to lack of exercise? Do
you enjoy getting together with your friends
for a little action? If you answered yes to
any of the above, then you are a potential
intramural basketball player.
Even if you don't fit into any of the above
categories, you're still a possibility.
"Anyone not on the wrestling or basketball team is eligible, and everyone on the
team is given a chance to play" said Coach
Bob Carbone, intramural director.
This is a chance to get together, work up
a little sweat, have a "friendly" chat with
the ref about his last call (which you're
100% positive he called against ycu because
he's from the enemy homeroom), and most
of all, to have a little fun.
Coach feels the boys do get a lot out of
the program, but there's one problem. "We
can't get the upperclassmen out to play.
More juniors and seniors signed up to play,
but they have more forefeits than freshmen
or sophomores. I'm willing to put in my
time. The school is willing to have the program, but it's disappointing to have so many
forefeits" stated Coach Carbone.

Grapplers await Regionals
by Tom Landre

After winding up a rather mediocre season, the St. Joseph wrestlers look forward to
redeeming themselves at the State Regional
Tournament to be held at Racine Prairie
School on Saturday, Feb. 13.
The tournament teams in our region include Catholic Memorial, Martin Luther
King High, Northwestern Military Academy,
Pio Nono, Prairie School, St. Catherine, and
Wisconsin Lutheran. The top 4 wrestlers in
each weight class will then advance to the
State Tournament on Feb. 19 and 20.
Veterans bo lster hopes

One of the Lancers' good prospects for
the State Tournament is heavyweight Frank
Ventura. Frank placed first in his weight
class at the Wisconsin Lutheran Tournament
and, at press time, owns a sparkling 11-0
record.
Other grapplers.who can be counted on· to
prcduce wins include freshman Rick Blank
and seniors, Terry Willems and Bill Petzke.
The return of junior Bill Crist to the start-

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ing line-up also bolsters the Lancers' hopes.
Crist was out as a result of a leg injury.
Perhaps it is unfair to use the word
"mediocre" in describing the team. At press
time, the Lancers do own a winning record
of 5.-3. But this doesn't seem so good in
light of Coach Frank Matrise's winning tradition.
Coach speaks o ut

"On the whole, we just aren't aggressive
enough," stated Coach Matrise when asked
to explain the Lancers' failures. Another
obvious reason for the team's inconsistency
is the lack of manpower.
Recently fewer boys have been going out
for all of the sports at St. Joe's. Coach Matrise feels that one of the main reasons for
this drop-off in participation is a change in
student attitude. "Years ago, a letterman was
respected by his classmates. They realized he
worked hard to get where he was, and they
respected him for it. Today it is the 'cool'
guys with the mod clothes who are being
admired." Coach, naturally, regrets this
change in attitude.

Uniform variations
to begin next year

a BD
St. Joseph High School, Kenosha, Wis. 53140

Vol. 13, No. 7

by Ruth Hammond

March, 1971

' Hello~ Dolly!' cast chosen;

Patron Drive to begin March 12
by Mike Brey

The curtain will rise for Hello, Dolly!,
this year's spring musical, April 16, 17, 18
and 23, 24, 25 at 8 p.m. in St. Joe's Auditorium.
The roles are as follows:
Dolly Levi
Irene Molloy
Minnie Fay
Barnaby
Cornelius
Vandergelder
Rudolph
Judge
Ambrose Kemper
Ermengarde
Ernestina

Renee Hammond
Mary Meuller
Rosemary Serto
Peter Richards
Alex Andrea
Dennis Meo
Joe Molinaro
Mark Leuck
Chuck Karabetsos
Joy Dekonte
Celeste Lauer

Dancers and singers are as follows :
Ann Theriault
Linda Viola
Sue Chiappetta
Anna Vincent
Sue Zumpano
Barbara Bearsdsley
Jackie Monroe
Eva Wielgat
Donna Niccolai
Sandy Foreman
Sue Gallatin
Joan Schwartz
Sue Linkus
Rosann Lewis
Terry Fonk
Mickey Miletta

Craig Bodven
Jim Gallo
Andy Rieschl
Dale Bahr
Paul Costanzo
Brad Bisciglia
Tim Seymour
Tom Hagerty
Larry Nelson
Frank Principe
Larry Schnuk
Dave Manka
Cris D uncan
Jeff Strom
Chuck Karabetsos
Paul Kostelnik

126 students try out

Tryouts for the play started February 8.
One hundred twenty-six students tried out:
10 senior boys and 19 senior girls, 6 junior

boys and 23 junior girls, 15 sophomore boys
and 24 sophomore girls, and 29 freshman
girls. No freshman boys tried out. Sister
Bernadette Leucker and Mr. Rod Keuper, codirectors, conducted the tryouts and decided
on roles Feb. 20.
Classes compete in Patron Drive

The Patron Drive will begin March 12
immediately following the traditional driveopening assembly. During this assembly, the
four classes will present skits and the presidents will give speeches. The cast of the
play will conclude the assembly with excerpts
from the play.
The drive quota for each student will be
$15. However, students are encouraged to
exceed their quota, if possible, since it is
the same as last year even though there are
fewer students enrolled this year. The drive
will come to a close Tuesday, March 23, at
8 :25 a.m. An extra day has been added to
the drive for late-coming ads. If the school
meets its quota, classes will be cancelled for
one day.

Students aid Fund Drive
by Tom Landre

Two hundred seventy-eight St. Joseph students collected pledges totaling approximately $2,500 over a two-week period, Feb. 5-19,
for the St. Joseph Fund Drive.
Teams of two and three students received
a packet containing the names of ten people
from a parish. They then went to each
address, explaining the drive and asking for
donations or pledges of donations.
The idea of students collecting pledges
had been proposed by Fr. Paul Esser, principal, at a Student Council meeting. Student
Council overwhelmingly approved of this
proposal.
Reassurance expressed

Director Rod K euper leads Mark Leuck a nd
Bill Crist in a few fancy steps at a tryout
session.

The girls will exchange their much-hated
uniform skirts and boleros for a more
fashionable ensemble next September. Many
of the restrictions on boys' school wear will
also be lifted, according to Father Paul
Esser's announcements at the honors assemblies Feb. 23.
Girls' uniform to be skirt, vest
The girls' new uniform will consist of a
$16 bonded-wool scooter skirt of navy blue
and white herringbone tweed, any white
blouse, and an 8 rib-knit sweater vest. Both
are to be bought directly from Bruck Company of Chicago.
The girls will vote on whether they want
all the girls to wear the navy vest or whether
each class should have a different color.
Under the latter plan, a class would keep the
same color vest for all four years.
Boys to en joy m ore variety
Certain modifications in the boys' uniform will also take effect next year to allow
the boys a little more variety. The black
pants will be kept as part of the uniform,
but the boys will be able to wear any solidcolored shirt and matching tie. Sweaters will
be optional and may be any color or style.
Salesmen, poll offer guidelines
Advice from clothing store personnel and
suggestions given in the Dec. 16 student poll
were used as guidelines by those selecting
the new uniform.
A five-member faculty committee headed
by Mrs. Karen Suksi, home ec teacher,
selected the girls' skirt and vest. Aiding here
were Mrs. Mary Ann Brandt, Sister Celia
Schulte, Mrs. Dianne Durkin, and Sister
Margaret Halbur.

Although the total goal of 400,000 hasn't
been reached, Fr. Esser stated there is no
real reason to worry that we won't reach it.
He noted that we still have three years to
collect the remaining 13 7,500.
Meanwhile the Steeri ng Committee continues to gather ideas. Such ideas as the
collection of one million pennies and a car

raffle are being considered.

Reasons for failure cited

Since the original goal of the Student
Fund Drive had been 140,000, it could be
termed something less than successful.
Reasons cited for the lack of success are
varied. Some felt that there was no excitement in the drive and, therefore, students
didn't turn out in large numbers. Also, many
teens find it difficult to talk to adults on a
one-to-one basis.
"Let's face it. It's easier for an adult to
say 'no' to a teen than to refuse another
adult," stated Miss Barbara Kluka, Social
Studies teacher.
Several participants in the drive stated
that many adults wouldn't even listen to
them. "I think this part of the drive was a
fai lure because of the generally apathetic
attitude of most of the people we contacted.
It seemed as though they weren't interested
in supporting a school that they think doesn't
directly affect them," stated Paul M ich, chairman of the Fund D rive Steering Committee.

And man saw
what he had done
by Barbra deRaismes

In the end, man had destroyed the atmosphere and the earth. And the earth
was without life and empty; and death
was upon the face of the earth. And the
DDT of man's intelligence scummed upon
the face of the waters. And man said, Let
there be rifles, insecticides, knives, and
poisons: and there were rifles, insecticides, knives, and poisons. And man
used his weapons and his chemicals; and
he divided the sick animals from the
dead beasts, the crippled crops from the
silent plants. And man called his action
hunting, and his chemicals he called
pollution. And the skeletons and barren
fields were overlooked.
And man said, Let there be factories,
and emptied into the seas the sewage
from his houses and into the rivers the
waste from his machines: and it was so.
And man ignored the destruction. And
man said, Let the valleys near the
factories be strewn with garbage all
alike; and let the stench of incinerators
fill the atmosphere. And man called the
garbage heaps junkyards; and the gray
blankets of the atmosphere he called
smog; and man thought it was okay. And
man said, Let the chemicals poison the
salmon, the crops yielding food be contaminated, and the fruit trees yielding
fruit suffocate alike, whose seeds would
be forever infected in themselves upon
the earth, and it was so.
And man said, Let the hunter eliminate the buffalo, the otter, and the whooping crane that inhabit the earth, and the
blue heron that may fly above the earth,
in the oxide fumes of the cities. And man
continued, saying murder and extinguish
and banish the fields of the earth and let
wings cease to populate the skies, let
man destroy as he pleases, mankind
alike, and let have the power to ruin
the deer of the forest and the wheat of
the fields, the cattle of the pastures and
every animal or plant that liveth the
earth.
And in the end, man left his factories
and stopped his machines: he lay down
the weapons and the chemicals which he
had used; and he saw what he had done.

Editor's note: Barbara deRaismes is not
a student at St. Joe's, but a professional
writer. While doing research for the
Challenge, a staffer found this poem and
thought it relevant to today's pollution
problem .

Faculty, students play game
Recent emphasis on education has
almost made it a super-god: all-powerful, all-important, and all-serious.
The pressures of education have
caused St. Joe's students to form a
unique defense against learning. They
merely transform hated classes into a
challenging game. There are two major
classifications of players: the students
and the teachers . The object of the game
is for the opposite sides to remain impersonal and avoid direct confrontation .
Two major roles played
The teachers have the easier role
because they are the authority figures .
Yet they still have some restrictions
because they must teach a certain
amount of material in a specified length
of time, as well as keep order in the
classroom. Since teachers are a minority
group, they must work extremely hard
to gain even half-hearted acceptance.
Students, the other players, have less
power and must rely on guerilla tactics,
like not doing assignments, talking to
other students during class, and cutting
down education. One confusing element
among the students is the Real Workers .
They have names like No. l, 96.4 and
No. 2, 95 .8. Normal students regard
these freaks of nature with a mixture
of envy and admiration.
Common enemy ignored
All players have one common enemy :
problems. Problems are bothersome
things like not being able to go into the
library stacks or an extremely boring
class . The rules of the game say simply
to ignore problems . Don't confront them
head-on.
Last Dec . 16, the teachers tried to start
a complicated procedure of the game
called Communication. They gave the

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March, 1971

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students a questionnaire asking how the
students would like to change the curriculum . The students, overwhelmed by
a slight chance for power, asked for
more freedom in skipping study halls,
chewing gum, and growing long hair.
But, then, they have always been ignorant of the real problems.
Winners named
With every game, there should be a
winner, but there is some disagreement
as to who wins the student-teacher
game. Some people think the teachers
are the winners because they have the
most power; others think the students
are the winners because they are the
majority; and still others think it's the
No. l 's and No. 2's who win because in
the end they get better jobs, make more
money, and own more property than any
other players.
But the truth is no one is the winner
unless everyone is because the winner
is someone who enjoys the education
game rather than endures it. Moreover,
it's almost impossible for the students
to enjoy learning if the teacher doesn't
enjoy teaching and vice versa .
Direct action encouraged
The thing to do now is to bring problems out into the open. To achieve this,
students should ( l) stop being just
generally discontented and become more
aware of specific problems, ( 2) show
they are responsible enough for more
freedom, ( 3) develop a workable plan
for improvement, and (4) reach a compromise with the faculty over their ideas.

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Cookies, crackers, potato chips and
grain snacks probably seems as scrumptious to you as they do to me, and you
probably can never really get enough of
them. But these delectable goodies make
you fas as well as undernourished.
These products are synthetic foods,
incapable of giving us the energy of
meats, dairy products, wheat bread,
fruits, and vegetables. In other words,
snacks do not give us the energy we need
to work hard and feel well.
We live in an age that demands an inexhaustable supply of energy from us.
In addition, life just isn't as much fun
when we're dragging along.
So, we've got to start reading labels
on food containers to see what vitamins
and minerals are in the foods we eat.
And maybe we have to cultivate new
tastes for the meats and cheeses and
vegetables that taste like yuck to us now.

Area schools try new educational trends
by Renee Hammond and Celeste Lauer

Does completing high school at the age
of 14 or 15 sound incredible?
"It's very possible that a student will
complete all the requirements we have for
graduation in the middle of eleventh grade
or even by the end of tenth. At that point
he could graduate or go to college and transfer credits back ro us to use as extra credits
for graduation in June," explained Mr. John
H. Mitchell, headmaster at Prairie School
in Racine County.
Recently Father Paul Esser, principal,
indicated that soon several students would
be selected to work with the faculty on the
Curriculum Committee. As students get an
increased voice in planning their curriculum,
they need ro know some of the current trends
in education. The answers ro Father's questions in the December poll regarding curriculum changes revealed how little St. Joe
students know about educational possibilities outside those they experience here at
SJHS.

Staffers visit schools
To add a new dimension ro their own
knowledge and then to share this with the
student body, three Challenge staff members
visited two progressive schools in the area
and talked with their principals: Mr.
Mitchell of Prairie School and Mr. Herbert
W. Upright, of Bose here in Kenosha. There
staffers discovered some creative classroom
situations that students and faculty alike may
want to work coward here.
Bose began three years with the reamtaught classroom. This year teachers decided
ro experiment with individualized learning
and modular scheduling. Prairie opened five
years ago under the Leicester Approach, an
English plan emphasizing the individual
rather than the class as in the traditional,
self-contained classroom.

Students learn individually
At Prairie school, groups of students reach
themselves as they work on their mathematics with Cuisenaire rods or other manipulative devices or brush up on their basic

English with the help of rape recorders.
'This is done in our Individualized Learning Center (ILC). It's a whole battery of
machines for programmed learning," explained Mr. Mitchell to the staffers.
For instance, let's say 12-year-old Johnny
has fallen behind in his French and needs
work. He goes over ro the center for a program especially designed by his teacher to
fit his needs. He finds a tube with his name
on it and takes out his program tape that
gives him all the instructions ro follow.
Then he's on his own. That night Johnny's
reacher listens to the work he has recorded
and grades him for the day. Objectives are
established for each subject. When Johnny
meets them, he moves on to the next phase.

Teachers take on new role
The role of the modern teacher changes
during the course of the school year. At first
he is director, then guide; later, perhaps,
adviser and friend. As each student develops,
the reacher's relationship becomes less dominant and more supportive as a resource
person.
To rake a load off the reacher, many

The outstanding Senator at the National
Forensic Leagues official Student Congress
to be held at St. Joseph's on March 20 will
represent Wisconsin at the NFL Congress
in California during June.
Senior Linda Bauman has been named the
1971 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow. Linda will receive a special award
from General Mills and is now eligible for
state and national honors, including one of
102 college scholarships.

upper-school students are found tutoring and
supervising the younger students (ages five
through eight) in the Primary Learning
Center ( PLC) .
"Quite often they're more effective than
teachers. They have more time and in many
cases more patience as well," said Mr.
Mitchell.

Students Plan their Schedules
By the time Johnny has reached the
seventh level, he is, for all practical purposes,
in high school. In other words, he begins
selecting and building his own program for
the next six years.
"As he does this, he is going to have to
meet certain objectives, certain graduation
requirements," Mr. Mitchell added.
"When he plans his own schedule, each
student also submits an idea for an independent study that can be done inside or
outside of the school," explained Mr.
Mitchell. A student may wane to tackle a
school-taught subject on his own or study in
greater depth something being taught at
school, ot he may want ro pursue a project
he's interested in that is completely unrelated
ro any course.
"For example, if someone wants ro knock
our American History on his own through a
lot of reading and discussions with people,
he may do so. When he's ready, he rakes a
written or verbal examination given by the
Social Studies Department," explained Mr.
Mitchell. "Then he's finished with the
course."
Bose goes Mod
The contrast between unscheduled rime
outside of school and the regulated life within the school setting has opened the door ro
other new concepts like the modular or
flexible scheduling used at Bose Elementary
School.
Under this plan, a school day is broken
into 'mods' or modules, which are rime slots
usually 20 minutes long.
Class sessions may run up to six mods
IC ontinued on page 11)

St. Joe's welcomes Miss Kathleen Cippola,
a St. Joe's alumnus and Parkside graduate,
who is teaching sophomore and freshman
English classes and has taken over homeroom duties in room 108.
A Cappella and Girls' Glee Oub pamopated in the Wisconsin School Music Association Contest March 6.

Mc. John Mitchell shows how co operate che
English and reading cape players.

Mr. Thomas Patton was presented with
the Outstanding Young Educaror award at
the annual Jaycees D.S.A. and Bosses ight
Banquet at the Elks Club.

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In study hall, chis young Prairie scudenc works
on his numbers wich a visual reaching aid.

LOVE
Love is real, real is love.
Love is feeling, feeling love.
Love is wanting to be loved.
Love is touch, touch is love.
Love is reaching, reaching love.
Love is asking to be loved.
Love is you, you and me.
Love is knowing we can be.
Love is free, free is love.
Love is living, living love.
Love is needing to be loved.
-John Lennon's
Plastic Ono Band

Tonia Neustifter, Bill Wagner

The sun will never disappear,
But the world may not have many year's
Isolation.
- John Lennon's
Plastic Ono Band

Richard Mich

Watching and waiting
For someone to understand1 hope it won't be very long.
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George Walker, Mike Gorman

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Larry Nelson, Frank Liu, Abe Issac

ISN'T IT a PITY
Some things take so long, but how do I explain
When not too many people can see we're all the same.
And because of all their tears, their eyes can't hope to see
The beauty that surrounds them-Oh,
Isn't it a pity!
-

George Harrison

ALL THINGS MUST PASS
All things must pass.
All things must pass away.
All things must pass.
None of life's strings may last.
So I must be on my way ... and face
Another day
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George Harrison

Mary Meier, Dave Andrea, Bill Petzke, Tonia Neustifter, Ellen Kupfer

WHEN YOU'RE ONE
When you' re oneReally oneYou get things done
Like they've never been done.
So hold on, hold on.
John Lennon Plastic Ono Band

R ing Day

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New films vie with Hollywood
by Karen Willems

An uneasiness prevails in Hollywood at
the moment. The reason seems t0 be a clash
between the independent film makers and
the traditional Hollywood producers. Whereas Hollywood is seeking its profits by returning tO the romantic films of the thirties,
the new film makers are pouring their energies into more realistic films. Instead of providing an escape, these new films plunge
man deeper into life, depicting man's inhumanity t0 man in hopes of provoking
more human attitudes.
Actor's role in new film changes

The realistic film maker has rejected the
Betty Grables discovered in corner drugsrores, exhibiting the once all-important
wares in coo-tight sweaters. Gone are the
legendary Garbos who step right off the boat
with all the necessary stage appeal and the
high hopes of pursuing agents. Gone, too,
are the Harlows and Monroes. The demand
now is for talent-lots of talent.
According ro Ingmar Bergman, Sweden's
consummate film maker, "Actors have t0
have the ability tO express beyond the first
dimension, an ability t0 put the part rogether inside themselves and then materialize it. I want to get it from their faces, from
their eyes, from their movements."
This second and third-dimensional appeal
demands talent bm not necessarily physical
beamy. It allows for physical imperfections
so that audiences can more easily experience vicariously normal life-tensions in these
characters.
Directors emerge as new stars

Another characteristic of the new film is
that the film maker emerges as more important than the acror. His job requires
multi talents. As Time pm it, "Any director
must master formidable complexity, but a
great one, besides being adept at sound and
camera work, a soother of egos, a cajoler of
artistic talent, must be able tO fuse these
separate elements into an inspired whole."
The direcror was not always this important. During the film boom of the thirties,
movies were billed solely by the name of the
great star appearing in them .
Fixed guidelines hinder progress

What exactly caused Hollywood 's industry to decline? The problem seems tO center
around Hollywood 's former self-imposed
moral code. Basically, this code excluded sex,
violence, vulgarity, and realism from film,
leaving room only for the bland tales that
might not do any moral harm but added no
enrichment tO one's life either.
In time, however, this code began t0 clash
with the modern trends coward greater permissiveness. Some direcrors, sensing the
change in lifestyles and values and knowing

that most movie-goers are 16 to 25 years
old, set om to make more realistic films.
When they did not get the okay of the big
studio censors, they set out on their own.
This was the beginning of trouble for
Hollywood.
Hollywood challenges independents

As the independent films began selling,
Hollywood began losing profits. In an attempt tO compete, Hollywood revised the
original 1930 code three times. The third
revision, made in 1966, although more lenient, still tried to keep sex, nudity, and
violence down tO a minimum.
However, this was more in theory than
in practice. Following the code revisions,
bizarre sexual exploits began getting past
the censors. These big, cheap moneymakers,
like Myra Breckinbridge, were, for the
most part, flops. People had become more
discerning and demanded more of films
than these gave.
Hollywood reverts to romanticism

Thus, Hollywood was forced into yet another agonizing reappraisal of its industry.
Convinced that people are tired of realism
and want to escape once again into the
world of unreality, Hollywood has chosen
tO revert ro the romanticism of the thirties.
It first big romantic hit was Love Story.
This moving tearjerker netted 2,463 ,916 in
three days, more than it cost t0 make.
From the success of films like Love Story,
it seems as though people are accepting the
return tO romanticism even while they support the new, more realistic films like Easy
Rider and Five Easy Pieces. Time will tell
which will win out in the end, or perhaps
they will co-exist. This time, however, the
people, not the direcrors, will decide.

Mardi Gras to be March 27
by Marlene Downey

"The mid-week activities are what we
would like to concentrate on most," commented Bill Hughes, Student Council president, as he talked about plans for this year's
Mardi Gras celebration.
The annual event will be sponsored by
the Student Council in the gym on March
27 to raise money for student scholarships.
Some attractions added

Some of the special attractions will be
voting for class couples, the jail, and indoor
olympics. The booths will be made not only
by the four classes, but also by the various
school clubs.
Geneva Convention to play

The music will be provided by the Geneva
Convention, the same band that played at
Formal. The dance will be opened to all
Saint Joseph students, as well as those from
other schools on a guest-basis only.

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St. Joe's freshmen involved in exchange day:
Top row: Cheryl Jones, Gerry Zastrow, Mike
Mader, John Werner, Dan Skurski, Kim
Alfano. Bottom row: Janice Grummit, Claudia
Watts, Louise Travanty.

Frosh exchange day held
by Ruth Hammond

Easier texts, shorter class periods, less
discipline, and more crowded classrooms
were some of the differences St. Joe's freshmen encountered at the public junior high
schools on their exchange day Tuesday, Jan.
19.
Represen tat ives chosen

Freshman class officers and Sr. Celia
Schulte, class moderaror, selected representatives from a list of frosh who volunteered
for the program.
Representatives tO Bullen were Gerry
Zastrow and Kim Alfano; McKinley: John
Werner and Louise Travanty; Lincoln: Dan
Skurski and Janice Grummit; Lance: Mike
Mader and Claudia Wans; and Washingron:
Jamie Kaufmann and Cheryl Jones.
Cheryl Jones, who was impressed by the
friendliness of the junior high students,
noted that there was little or no homework
and no demerit system at Washingron. Her
school day lasted from 8:00 to 3:20 with
nine 45 -minute classes and an 18-minme
lunch break.
Thirty visit St . Joe's

Back at St. Joe's, volunteer hosts and hostesses rook 30 representatives, six from each
of the five public junior highs, to their
classes. During seventh period, these Stu·
dents discussed their impressions with St.
Joe's students.
The exchange students agreed that there
was more discipline here, bur were divided
over whether this is good or bad. Others
commented that St. Joe's students are treated more like adults, and they liked the
music in the cafeteria. One student humorously observed that St. Joe's lacks excitement
because there are no fights in the halls.
Representatives to the public schools gave
talks on their exchange day experiences at
a freshman assembly held the following
Thursday.

President describes class
A famous man once said, "Everything in
this world is want. The man who takes pride
in what he does and strives to be the best
he can is the man who will succeed." Taking pride in what we do and always working
hard to be the best we possibly can are the
two greatest virtues of the Sophomore Class.
This pride and unity are shown not only
in the classroom, where many of us have
estal;>lished ourselves as honor roll students,
but also in extracurricular activities such as
athletics, Art Club, and Debate, to name
just a few.
The uniqueness of our class has been
shown through such activities as our Pizza
Party and Buck's Film.
Class spirit is important, but our main
concern is the school's success as a whole.
Proof of this is the great number of sophomores who participated in the Fund Drive.
The Sophomore Class wants to make St.
Joe's the best it's ever been. We have to.
We can. WE WILL!
Sophomore Class President
Matt Bisciglia

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Sophomore officers left to right, Mark Desris, treasurer; Matt Bisciglia,
president; Jane Andrea, secretary; and Mary Wagner, vice-president.

Louise Burgett displays the usual sophomore interest in
biology.

Homeroom representatives and alternates left to right, Joe Loizzo 308, Joe Molinari 316, Sara McConnell, Susanne
Zumpano 227, Kathy Hugunin 223, Beth Lewis 317, Jim McKenna 222.

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Top Row: Bruce Novelen, Jim McKenna, Steve Jurasewicz, Tim Brick, Mark Serpre, Dave Pikna, Mace Bisciglia, Tom Greidanas, Al
Morris, Tom Cucciare, Dave Angel. Second Row: Paulene Wood, Chris Duncan, Sue Scanley, Richard Halscead, Leonard Kocowski, Kelly
Whice, Kachy Furno, Steven Schend, Virgina King, Sandy Skowronski. Third Row: Nancy Lindi, Vicky Paccerson, Diane Dibella, Eugena
Adamson, Pat Vignieri, Mary Hose, Kathleen Gironimi. Boccom Row: Janee Tabili, Karen Madrigano, Ida Caira, Janice Romano. Scudents
Missing: Mary Jo Larsen, Kimberly Raimen.

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Top Row: Larry Schnuck, Tim Seymour, Tom Aiello, Dave Rupp, George Charc, Jon Olson, Brian Pfarr, Dan Zierk, Jim Booker. Second
Row: Ray Renzulli, Sue Lobacz, Barb Hanson, Gary Kalis, Sue Gallo, Joanne Williamson, Terry Murphy, Rick Plovanich. Third Row:
Sandy Scella, Tom Madrigrano, Joe Bruch, Gene DeBarcolo, Kachy Elsen, Rick Blank. Boctom Row: Kachy Hugunin, Val Gladney, Cachy
Laurenzi, Lorna Tenuta.

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Top Row: Mark Onosko, Jim Rygiel, Terry Loendorf, Terry Elsen, Don Scich, Mark Desris, Jim Schulcz, David Kirsch, Gary Pohlman,
Greg Pfarr. Second Row: Kathy Kratowicz, Mary Wagner, Chuck Karabetsos, Jane Harrington, Jean Gebhart, Julie Baron, Gary Leach,
Sue Zumpano, Marilyn Wilson. Third Row: Craig Bodven, Carol Gorecki, Joseph Shore, Donna Thomas, Catherine Grochowski, Linda
Slivon, Pam Alfano, Pecer Richards. Bottom Row: Debi Jacob, Mary Chiapetta, Vickie Anderson, Jim Makouske.

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Top Row: Jim Althaus, Dominic Lenci, Thomas Thompson, Neil Boggemes, Mike Moczulewski, Joseph Loizzo, Lena Scola, Matthew
Pfleger. Second Row: Susan Winkler, Pat Matusek, Mark Schumacher, Debbie Strangberg, Beth Dinan, Glenn Kaufmann, David Grabowski, Raymond Beaumier, Richard Ridolfi, Kevin Brunner. Third Row : Mary Kisielewski, Pat Gruber, Bob Jilk, Jeri Vincent, Robert
Herrick, Jean Muszynski, Rosemary Volpentesta, Sarah Walker. Bottom Row: Karen Oster, Janet Gentile, Mary Kreuzer, Pat Sielski,
Sue Chiappetta. Students Missing: Karen Polanski, Gary Smith.

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Top Row: Kevin McCarron, Jeff Flasch, Pat Luckey, David Anderson, Bill Heyden, Steve Nelson, Kevin Corrigall, Mike Bugalecki,
Robin Strehlow, Mary Guido. Second Row: Pam Piche, Beth Panlener, Randy Tudjan, Gail Bose, Bob Bennett, Jean Bednarowicz, Joyce
Scuglik, Kathy Koderca. Third Row: Jeff Kernen, Robin Smith, Ann Walkowski, Chris Wirtz, Joe Molinaro, Ernie Getschman, Pat
Riley. Bottom Row: John Kulbacki, Laura Lentine, Sara McConnell, Barb Pulera, Linda Johnson, Mary Schwenn.

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Top Row: Ron Wojtak, Cindy Seianas, Gary Greene, Eugene Mucklin, Michael Quinn, James Giovannoni, Denise Kolmos, Linda Horvatin.
Bill Sturino, Jane Andrea. Second Row: Kim Corrigall, Mary Pat Johnson, Greg Paradise, Loui e Burgett, Ann MacCready, Raeann
Soule, Bill Rohlman, Jim Dolink, Yvonne Bilak, Gene Grevenow. Third Row: Theresa Simo, Donna McGovern, Tom Hagerty, Lynn
Werwie, Linda Schall, Beth Lewis, Marty Ventura, Robin Forchette, Diane Montemurro. Bottom Row: Donna Niccolai, Charles Pignotti,
Gladys Bosisio.

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'1 never met a man I tlitln 't like"

Cowboy disrupts boring studies
by Renee H•mmond

It happened, of all places, at the library.
Half heartedly searching for an idea for my
remedial writing class assignment, I met him.
My mother would probably consider him
as one of chose outspoken radicals, the way
he cut down the establishment and all. But
he had an uncanny way of making me laugh
and at the same time making me listen, an
ingredient missing in most of today's revolut1onar1es.
His name? Will Rogers, America's common-sense philosopher of the twenties and
thirties. Cowboy, comedian, newspaper
columnist-however one knew him-Will
Rogers was loved by all of America because
his comments hit home and showed people
how to laugh at their problems.
Strangely enough many of his comments
from the 1920's are as relevant today as they
were then. A few examples will illustrate
this.
On American Foreign Po licy
It will take America 15 years steady taking care of our own business and letting
everybody else's alone co get us back to
where everybody speaks to us again.

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On Civilizat io n
That's one trouble with our charities, we
are always saving somebody away off, when
the fellow next to us ain't eating.
Let's be honest with ourselves and not
take ourselves coo serious, and never condemn the other fellow for doing what we
are doing everyday, only in a different way.

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On large universities, you spend the first
two years deciding what courses to take,
the next two years finding the buildings the
classes are held in, and the rest of your life
wishing you had taken another course.

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It's funny how quick a college boy can
find out that the world is wrong. He might
go out in the world from high school and
live in it for years and think it wasn't such
a bad place, but let him go co college and
he will be the first one down on the square
to shout down with the government. But as
soon as they grow up and go out and if they
happen to make anything, why, they backslide.

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Everybody is ignorant only on different
subjects.

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On the high cost of living
I see a great deal of talk from Washington about lowering the taxes. I hope they
get lowered down enough so chat people can
afford co pay chem.

Last year we said, "Things can't go on like
this," and they didn't- they got worse.

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The Income Tax has made more liars out
of the American people than golf has.

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On war
I have a scheme for stopping war. It's this
-no nation is allowed to enter a war till
they have paid for the last one.

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If we can just let other people alone and
do their own fighting, we would be in good
shape. When you get in trouble five thousand miles away from home you've got to
have been looking for it.

Students unite
to aid ianitors
by Mary Crewe

The last time you cook a drink from the
bubbler, did you find that you needed a
straw to get any water? Or did you come late
for religion class because the minute hand
was missing from the clock? If so, you're
probably wondering what the janitors are
doing. Instead of repairing these and other
facilities, they spend valuable time cleaning
up instead of fixing up.
Last December, Student Council appointed Peggy Hugunin and Mike Wood to head
a damage committee that would find and
report all unrepaired damages in the school.
After touring the building, listing damages,
and compiling reports from homeroom
teachers and department heads, Peggy and
Mike thought a "clean-up day" would help
rid the janitors of these smaller cleaning
jobs so they could concentrate on repairs.
To introduce the students to their idea,
Mike and Peggy will plan an assembly for
the beginning of March .
At the assembly, students will also be
assigned to areas where they will take care
of specific jobs, such as cleaning lockers and
scraping up g
he supervision of
student leaders
mage fees haven't
.Y· This year, conbeen charged, i
ditions in the
ere 200 per cent
better, showing ' more "'student concern and
responsibility.
"A clean-up day organized and carried
out entirely by students would provide an
opportunity for all students co show their
interest in St. Joseph's," said Peggy Hugunin .
Then, janitors can stop cleaning and start
fixing so students can once again see what
time it is, taste the cool water that flows
from the fountain, and feel the security of a
latch that locks.

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by Tom Landre & Roger Miner

The most dangerous field a teacher can go
into is undoubtedly driver education. He
must have nerves of steel, a quick braking
foot, and an understanding wife. To illustrate the hazards involved, we went along
on a typical drive and discovered chat the
driving instructor must deal with many different types of students.
Two common rypes of students are the
guy with a lead foot and the girl who knows
her left from her right but won't cell anybody.
The students, Rollo and Brunhilda, are
ready. Brunhilda drives first.
"No, I won't work the pedals while you
steer," says the instructor.
"You're doing fine, Brunhilda. Yes, this is
a nice, safe speed. Now cry and see if you
can get up co 15 m.p.h."
They cruise along until they reach a busy
intersection.
"Turn left here. . . That was a very good
turn. However, it's not necessary to wave
both hands out the window and yell 'left'
when you signal. . . Yes, this street does
seem rather narrow. That's probably because you're driving on the sidewalk. .. No,
the kid on the tricycle was not trying to
pass you."
Then they go out on the highway. "No,
dear, you don't have to pull up alongside
every car and ask permission to pass. . .
Yes, that yellow line is attractive on a black
background; but when it's on your side, it
means you can't pass."
Later they go to a drive-in so that the
instructor can unjangle his frazzled nerves.
Now the boy takes over. Rollo has been
licking his chops, eagerly waiting for blast-

off.
He has his flying helmet on, goggles
secure, white scarf dangling out the window.
They cake off.
"Listen, Baron, going through the red
light was bad enough, but doing it in reverse?"
After that cute little incident was forgotten, they encounter a tail-gater.
"No, I don't want to see the trick your
uncle, the stunt-car driver, can do!"
As Rollo gradually gets used co the car,
he gains confidence. He begins co experiment.
"I don't care what your father does; you'll
learn how co steer with your hands first."
Despite having to face high life insurance
costs, expenditures for crash helmets, and
irate little old ladies with tire marks up
their backs, the driving instructor grins and
takes it in the name of education.

Cheerleading tryouts Track season gets under way
to be held during March
by Roger Miner

by Mike Brey

The team with perhaps the most spmt,
longest season, and prettiest legs is currently
holding tryouts for next year's team. The
members of this active group are the cheerleaders.
Tryouts began March 1 and are being
held every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
for about a month. The program is being
conducted in the gym by the varsity cheerleaders and Miss Donna Smits, the cheerleaders moderator. Scholastic requirements
for becoming a cheerleatler are at least an
80 average and third honors in any one of
the first three quarters of this year.
"Tryouts are in progress now, and a large
number of freshmen are trying out. We're
really glad to see that so many girls are interested in cheerleading," stated Captain
Nancy Newberry.
Cheering at athletic events isn't the only
activity of the cheerleaders. They sell game
tickets, arrange for transportation to awaygames, and hold bakesales to raise money
for summer cheerleaders' camp and new uniforms. They practice after school on Mondays and Thursdays in the gym.
The four present varsity cheerleaders from
the class of '72 automatically retain their
positions on the team, but J.V. cheerleaders
must tryout again.

J.V. cheerleaders, Vicki Patterson and Janice
Romano, lead fans at a sophomore game.

"Very optimistic" is the way Coach Dave
Van Lone feels about the 1971 track season.
He stated that this year the team's strength
would be in the distance men, (half mile,
mile, two mile) and not in the sprints (the
100 and 220-yard dashes) as in previous
years. Reasons for this are John Beaumier,
a cross country champ, and the graduation
of the team's better sprinters.
Other men Coach feels will get points for
the team, along with some darkhorses, are
Captain Ben Guido; discus, Dave Robillard;
pole vault, and Joe Pillizzi; sprints.
The team's weakest area is the hurdle
races. However, Coach feels this will be corrected as soon as some players who have not
yet reported show up.
The conference this year seems about
even, with the exception of Pius, St. Cat's,
and Messmer. These teams are usually tough,
and probably will be again this year, even
though they've lost a few players.
Five meets will be run at home this year.
Bradford, St. Cat's, and Messmer will be
run at Lakefront Stadium, Tremper at Tremper, and the state meet at Carthage College.
An added attraction in the near future
might be girls' track. Coach Van Lone would
like to see St. Joe's girls run races against
other schools before the boys' meets.

Varsity cheerleaders, Nancy Newberry and
Kim Ruffalo, stimulate Lancer spirit.

Captain Ben Guido gets a good look at the
balcony floor during track practice.

Tennis Coach, men
prepare for season
by Roger Miner

"We were third in our conference last
year and seventh in the state. I'd like to improve on that," says a confident tennis coach,
Bob Karnes.
With only 11 men out this year, improving could seem difficult to some people, but
not to Coach Karnes. The reason for his
optimism is that all the men on the team
have had some previous playing expe~ience.
"Considering the size of the squad, we
have as much potential this year as we've
had in previous years," declared Coach.
Captain Dave Andrea, Terry Flatley, and
Dan Winkler are the strength of the team,
with Mark Niesen, Mike Brey, Matt Bosisio,
and Mike Pecnick providing backup support.
The two teams to beat are Memorial and
Marquette. If the Lancers beat them, they
can probably enjoy a good season.
The first match of the season is at home
on April 19 against Bradford, which hopefully will start off a winning season.

Educational innovations cont'd • • •
(or an hour and 20 minutes), with the
schedule varying from day to day. A single
mod might be planned for a short lecture,
whereas six mods might be scheduled for
a science lab.
Forty per cent of the teachers' and students' time is left unscheduled to provide
for independent study and research and conferences with teachers.
Extensive use of team teaching is also
possible under modular scheduling. For a
senior English lecture, for example, all
seniors meet in one room for two mods.
The teacher gives one 40-minute lecture
in~tead of five. The time saved by the
teacher can be used to prepare more effec-

tive presentations.
Education made real to students
To get away from the concept that school
is merely listening to lectures or doing busywork, Bose has turned its classrooms into a
much more creative and active learning
experience.
"One learns not only by reading and writing but by applying and experiencing what
one has already learned. The program is
child centered, not book centered. The books
are used simply for a guide,'' said Mr.
Upright.
Take, for instance, seven-year-old Suzy,
who has learned all her numbers and colors

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today while she had fun playing twister.
Yesterday Suzy and her classmates planned
and participated in a pollution skit.
Across the hall, ten-year-old Tommy, with
the help of his classmates, made a narrative
film strip about the Milwaukee Bucks.
These and other examples illustrate what
kids can do with suggestions, supervision,
and independent responsibility.
Team teaching, a student tutor program,
and honor study hall at St. Joseph's are just
beginnings towards exciting changes. Perhaps with both student and £acuity support,
a few of the above examples may soon
become common experience in SJHS classrooms.

Wrestlers sixth at State
by Mike Brey

by Tom L1ndre

I stood crowded into the top corner of
the balcony bleachers and surveyed the mass
of humanity throbbing beneath me. The
scene was St. Joseph Gym; the date Feb. 5;
the opponent St. Cat's.
Posters covering the walls proclaimed,
"We'll send the Angels to Hell! " and "This
is Lancer country." People jammed the doorways, searching hopelessly for room to
squeeze in. Eight cheerleaders, who seemed
somehow lost in the vastness of the crowd,
were clapping in unison, awed by their sudden power. Memories of last year flooded
into my mind. The scene had been much the
same when we broke St. Cat's 35-game winning streak.
My daydreams were interrupted by the
roar of the crowd. The game was underway.
St. Cat's passed the ball around a dozen
times before taking a shot. The shots they
did take went in. The Lancers seemed nervous, wanting to score quickly. We rushed
our shots which, in the first quarter, thudded dully off the backboard into the hands
of an Angel. We were consequently outscored 15-3.
For the remainder of the game St. Joe's
took the action to the Angels.
In the third quarter excitement crackled

through the crowd as the Lancers cut into
St. Cat's lead. Tense screams and rasping
cheers greeted every basket. One star in
particular shone for St. Joe's: Mal Mahone.
He was a miracle of motion, hitting from
the top of the key, ripping rebounds off the
boards, making moves inside that you rarely
even see a college player using.
But St. Cat's proved that they knew how
to play basketball, too. It became apparent
in the fourth quarter that the early 12-point
lead was just too much to overcome.
Perhaps the best remembered minute of
the game is the last one. With 50 seconds
left, a chant rose on the St. Cat's half of the
court: "We're number l! We're number l!"
Within seconds our cheerleaders began a
different chant. It was a simple chant really,
showing how we feel about our school and
our team but won't always admit. Clusters of
students rose until the entire St. Joseph assemblage was on its feet, drowning out the
Angel fans as the sound of a waterfall
drowns out the voice of a small child. St. Joe
fans chanted with fists clenched in the air,
"We're from St. Joe's, and we couldn't be
prouder. .."

Four St. Joseph wrestlers took fourth
place in their respective weight classes Friday at the Wisconsin Independent School
Athletic Association State Wrestling Tournament held at Pio Nono. St. Joe's tied for
sixth place with 29 points.
Seniors Terry Willems, Glen Milkus, Rick
Wojtak and Frank Ventura placed fourth
among 16 other wrestlers in each class.
Pius won the tournament with 73 points.
Pio Nono took second with 61 points, and
LaCrosse Aquinas took third with 48 points.
One hundred ninety-two boys from 30
schools competed in the event.
Matmen shine at Regionals
Nine St. Joe's grapplers qualified for
this state meet: Rick Blank, Tom Barnhill,
Frank Principe, Terry Willems, Ron Wojtak,
Glen Milkus, Rick Wojtak, Bill Crist, and
Frank Ventura. They earned the opportunity
to wrestle at the State Tournament by placing at the Regional Meet held February 13
at Racine Prairie School.

Mal Mahone

Mike Higgins

St. Joe's took second place at this tournament with 75 points. Rick Blank, Bill Crist,
and Terry Willems were champions in their
weight classes.
The meet was won by Pio Nono with 86
points. St. Catherine took third with 67
points.
Blank takes championship
In Catholic Conference competition held
February 6 at Pius, sophomore Rick Blank
became the 98-pound champ, pinning three
out of four opponents. Captain Terry Willems, Bill Crist, and Frank Ventura finished
in second place in their weight classes.
St. Joe's scored 60 points to finish in
fourth place. Pius won the meet with 100
points.
Team closes season
The wrestling team's record in. dual meets
is 8-4. "Next year will really be a rebuilding
year since we're graduating seven men 10
May," stated Coach Frank Matrise.

Bill Hughes

Greg Soule

Tom Heller

Cagers close best season
by Tom Landre

The most successful basketball team in
St. Joseph history ended its season on a
disappointi~g note, losing to St. Catherine's
in the State Regional championship, 51-44.
The game was much closer than the score
indicates. St. Joe's opened the game with a
hot hand, scoring nine points before the
Angels made a basket. But St. Cat's came
back quickly and tied the score to end the
first quarter.
The lead exchanged hands often from
then on. With one minute to go, St. Cat's led
by three points. When they tried to stall,
the Lancers were forced ro foul in order to
get the ball. In the bonus situation, the
Angels calmly sank all their free throws.
And that was the ball game.
Achievements reviewed
In spite of this disappointment, the outstanding achievements of the team should
not be overlooked. The Cagers compiled an
outstanding 18-4 record, finished second 10
the Catholic Conference.

The Lancers and the Angels really were

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in a class by themselves. The Lancers dominated most of their games, often finding that
their major weakness was overconfidence.
The 1970-71 Lancers were easily the most
talented squad ever at St. Joe's, and their
over-all play proved it. All five starters
finished in Kenosha County's top 15 scorers.
Mahone, Heller honored
Two St. Joseph players were named to the
10-man all-Catholic Conference team: Mal
Mahone as a first-team guard and Tom
Heller as a second-team forward. Mahone
finished fourth in conference scoring with a
16-game total of 288 points. Heller finished
sixth with a 272-point total.
Team will be remembered
The smooth combination of Mahone,
Heller, Mike Higgins, Bill Hughes, and Greg
Soule will be long remembered for the
dazzling brand of basketball they brought to
St. Joe's. Next year it will be up to Mahone,
Soule, Pete Mich, and John Forchette ro lead
the Lancer squad with the kind of desire that
only defeat can teach.

SJ HS enrollment stable
for 1971-'72 school term
by Marlene Downey

About 740 students have enrolled so far
for St. Joe's 1971-'72 school term. These include approximately 217 seniors, 181 juniors,
170 sophomores, and 170 freshmen. These
figures do not represent a final total, however, since registrations are still coming in.
The most common reason given by parents not sending their children to St. Joe's
is financial difficulty rather than the alleged
school-closing rumors.
Father Paul Esser, principal, feels that the
$75 tuition raise was not the determining
factor for potential students not registering
at SJHS.
An encouraging prospect, according to
Father, is the fact that a little more than 50
per cent of the eighth graders presently enrolled in Catholic grade schools in the city
will be coming to St. Joe's next year. This
represents a significant gain over last year's
42 per cent.
Father Esser, together with Father David
Hanser, personally visited each of the Catholic elementary schools to invite the eighth
graders to a special orientation session for
incoming freshmen.
As a preparation for registration, each
student was given a curriculum handbook
explaining course offerings and was given
extensive explanations during weekly groupguidance classes. In addition, students and
their parents were invited to a Registration
Night, during which additional insights
were provided before the actual registration
took place.
"I hope every student feels he has received a thorough preparation and personal
attention," said Father Esser about this year's
procedure.

Bft
Vol. 13, No. 8

St. Joseph High School, Kenosha, Wis. 53140

Audience to hello Dolly April 16
On April 16 at 8 p.m., Kenosha audiences
will be able to give a rousing hello to Dolly
Levi as she steps out onto the SJHS stage.
St. Joe's Dolly may have lost a little of
Carol Channing's height and a few of Pearl
Bailey's years, but she has lost none of Dolly's
bold yet coy charm as she sets out to become
the new Mrs. Horace Vandergelder, according to Jeanne Carelli, secretary for Mr. Rod
Keuper, play director.

Colors, dancing set scenes
Women in extravagant and colorful floorsweeping costumes topped with plumed hats
will contribute to the flamboyance of the
scenes. Waiters, dashing in and Out, will
skillfully leap into the air in a rabble-rousing dance number, managing at the same
time to hold their trays high in the air.
Dolly herself will lead a parade of gypsies,
cowboys and clowns in an exhilarating march
onto the circular runway that surrounds the
orchestra pit.

Leads view difficult ies
''I've gained a lot of confidence and
strength in my voice during rehearsals. It's

Patron Drive passes quota
by Mike Brey

During the tenth annual Patron Drive,
St. Joe's students exceeded the school quota
( $15 per student) by 28 per cent. Students
brought in 15,619.32; 8,441.93 in ads and
7,177.45 in advance ticket sales during the
12-day drive from March 12 to 29.
Some of the money will be used to pay
the royalties and other expenses of the play.
The rest will go for general school expenses.
For the second straight year, the class of
'73 won the Patron Drive. This year's sophomores passed their quota by 40 per cent,
beating the second-place juniors by 7 per
cent.
The juniors totalled 133 per cent to take
second place. The seniors took third with
120 per cent, and the freshmen ended up in
last place with 117 per cent.

Homerooms battle to be No . 1
Senior homeroom 112, moderarc.J hr

April, 1971

been a challenge to bring my normally high
voice way down to fit the range of Dolly's
songs," said Renee Hammond, Mrs. Dolly
Levi.
"It's very difficult to acr old when you're
young, but it can be done with a lot of
work," added Denny Meo, Mr. Horace Vandergelder, explaining another problem of
getting into character.

Music proves to be challenging
Sue Gallo is experiencing the challenge
of being rehearsal pianist for the first time.
Expressing her reactions to the experience,
she says, "Jerry Herman put just enough of
every kind of music into the play-a beautiful waltz and plenty of bouncy songs which
really keep me busy."
"We are using only two professional
musicians in the band this year. This is
quite a compliment to the abilities of the
students playing the show," said Mr. Gerald
Hoffman, band director.
Tickets available
The 2.50 main floor and $2.00 balcony
tickets are now on sale every evening this
week at the ticket office and will be available
at the door for every performance except
both Saturdays.

Sister Ruth LaMothe, surpassed its quota
by 82 per cent and so had the highest percentage in the school. The top homerooms
for the other three classes were junior homeroom 214 with 178 per cent, sophomore
homeroom 317 with 170 per cent, and freshman homeroom 301 with 156 per cent.

Drive sh ows spirit
"This year was a greater vicrory because
everyone did his share. Last year just a part
of the class c?rried the whole load," commented Sophomore Oass president, Matt
Bisciglia, when asked how he felt about the
victory.
Father Esser made a pecial announcement
saying how plea ed he wa with the result
of the driYe. " I propo e one further chalif you can fill the
lenge to student body:
auditorium for each perform.mce," he tared.
There will be no - h l Monday. April
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the Patron Drive assem bly.

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Idealists reveal hypocrisy
Jack is a St. Joe's student who is concerned about the evils in the world today, among them apathy, social injustice, pollution, and narrow-mindedness.
Every night Jack listens to the radio,
having completely mastered the art of
manipulating the selector knob so as to
miss all news broadcasts . He doesn't
know the names of his congressmen;
but judging from the front-page newspaper headlines he skims before turning
to the comics, they're doing a lousy job.
Although most of the news he hears is
certainly through no fault of his own,
Jack has taken time to make some decisions concerning news matters. For
instance, he feels the 18-year-old vote
will help put an end to society's evils
since today's youth are socially aware.
In United States society, the rich and
middle classes rarely associate with the
poor. This type of narrow-mindedness
worries Jack. Everyone in his clique
worries about it, too .
Competition is a constant source of
annoyance to Jack because adults will go
to all extremes just to get ahead. In his
social studies class, he learned about
competition and the resulting corruption it leads to in industry.
Jack is now on his way to class for a
test on the subject. In preparation he
has written all pertinent details on the
inside of his wrist. But he isn't really
cheating. He just had trouble finding
paper when he wanted to study last
night. Besides, if he flunks this test, his
rank in class might go down.
Sometimes at lunch, Jack and his
friends discuss pollution in the litterstrewn cafeteria. "Pollution is the fault
of our parents and their industries,"
says Jack as he throws his lunch bag in
the general direction of a garbage can.
Earlier that year, Jack had encouraged
his mother to have a disposal system installed in the kitchen so he wouldn't
Editor's Note : Several students have ex-

pressed their objection to a statement in
last month's Cha llenge which said that
students have always been ignorant of
the real problems in this school. They
are right. This is the type of generalization we hope to avoid in the future, and
we would like to apologize to anyone
who was offended by this statement.
However, we feel the remainder of the
editorial still holds weight.

have to take out the garbage so often.
Jack is lazy in that way and others .
Ever since he got his driver 's license, he
hasn't walked anywhere he could drive .
He's dependent on his car which, in turn,
is dependent on lead-filled gasoline. It's
just another one of life's little unpleasantries that fresh air doesn't exactly thrive
on automobile exhaust, so Jack has
learned to take it all in stride.
Idealism is good, but it takes more
than great expectations to improve society. It takes knowledge, a consistency
of principles, and hard work. Substituting our own set of evils for those of
the Establishment can hardly be called
an improvement.

a---·

A deep, brown tan, the goal of summer sun worshipers, is the leading
cause of aging skin and skin cancer .
The tan itself is simply a pigment the
skin develops to protect itself from the
sun's ultraviolet rays. If exposure to the
sun is continually repeated, the skin will
become saggy, wrinkled, and leathery
regardless of age .
Light skinned people who can't build
up a tan are the most susceptible to
burning, while those with dark complexions are more immune because of
their natural pigmentation .
Because a tan isn't easy to give up,
better screening lotions have been developed . Creamy, white zinc oxide, often
seen on lifeguards' noses, is an effective,
but not too enhancing, lotion. Block Out,
UVAL, RVP, Neo-A-fil, and Solbar also
give good protection.

Fr. Esser, an appreciated man
"He has the rare quality of being
loved by everyone-those who work
with him, for him, and under him. He's
a man's man and a priest's priest," said
religion teacher, Father Gregory Spitz,
summing up the charisma of St. Joe's
principal, Father Paul Esser.
Charisma means having an extraordinary power and charm. During Father's
first year as principal here, he has continually displayed both. Father's power,
however, is not the dictator type that
students often connect with the word
prin cipa l. St. Joe's students respect

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Fat her helps St. Joe's

Genuinely concerned about doing
what's best for the students, Father has
gone far beyond his duties in working
for them . To clear up any misconceptions Kenoshans may have had about
St. Joe's, Father gave talks in all the city
parishes. In February, he attended a
Kenosha school board meeting to request
that St. Joe's students receive the free
driver's education promised them last
year.
Changes take place

Challenge
Vol. 13, No. 8

Father for the person he is, not the
power he wields .

Some of this year's changes like honor
study hall, music in the cafeteria, and
going outside during the lunch hour
were ideas begun by students, but effected only because of Father's wholehearted cooperation. Others, such as the
student fund drive, the acquisition of
Father Hanser as guidance counselor,
and the innovative senior religion course
to begin next year were ideas initiated
by Father Esser himself.
Swamped with paperwork, countless
meetings, and other administrative duties, Father is not always immediately
available to students who want to talk
to him, but he does eventually find time
to confer with them, and he enjoys listening to them. Junior Paul Mich, who
has often worked on schoo l projects
wi t h Father Esser, said of him: " He's
very easy to talk to--just like a regular
pe rson, excep t he's smart."

Sr. Ruth and students to study in France are Back Row: Yvonne Bilak, Rae Henoch, Jane
Harrington and Karen Willems; Front Row: Anna Vincent, Colleen Patrick, Sr. Ruth LaMothe,
Eva Wielgat, and Vicki Patterson.

Nine students, Sr. Ruth LaMothe
to study on French Riviera
by Karen Willems

Nine SJHS students will be atcending
summer school in France, along with their
counseler Sr. Ruth La Mathe, as part of a
Foreign Study League program. The students
participating are Rae Henoch, freshman;
Yvonne Bilak, Jane Harrington, Vickie Patterson, sophomores; Margaret Hawbaker,
Anna Vincent, Eva Wielgat, Karen Willems,
juniors; and Colleen Patrick, senior.
First stop to be Rome

The SJHS group will leave O'Hare Airport
June 28 and arrive in Rome, Italy just eight
hours later. While in Rome they will take
in the famous Ancient Ruins in a four-day
sight-seeing tour. They will also attend
"AIDA," the famous Verdi Opera.
Second stop to be Antibes

After Rome the group will go to Antibes,
France, their summer home. Antibes is ideally located in the middle of the French Riviera, midway between Nice and Cannes, the
two most popular resort towns on the Riviera. The participants will stay at the new
L'ycee d'Antibes campus on Boulevard President Wilson, just overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. One of the biggest campuses in
the League, it houses 350 boys and girls.
There are two large dormitories on campus
with three students per room.
Students to study, tour

In the mornings, students will attend 4
one-hour classes on grammar, conversation,
French history, and French culture. Most
afternoons will be used for excursions up
and down the Riviera ; counselor groups may
also tour towns especially meaningful to
them.
Sr. Ruth's group hopes to visit Lourdes,
the town in which the Blessed Virgin appeared to Bernadette. The unscheduled afternoons may be used for hiking, shopping,
tennis or just swimming in the warm sea
waters. Evenings offer unlimited possibilities; groups may choose to visit pubs to
mingle with the people or to attend famous
plays.
Antibes is honoring the participants with

a banquet which will enable all to meet the
mayor; gifts will be given to him in the
traditional French way.
After 28 days of cultural experience in
Antibes, students will go to Paris for a fourday tour. They'll view The Lourve, Notre
Dame, Eiffel Tower, Champs E~ysee and
L'Opera to name just a few.
Final stop to be London

After Paris, the group will take an underground subway to London, England, the final
city on their itinerary. They will tour the
Tower of London, Parliament, Westminster
Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Piccadily Circus,
and Carn.aby Street.
Group to arrive in Chicago Aug. 8

After five days in London, they will leave
for the U. S., and arrive in Chicago on
August 8, having completed a six-week trip
of fun and cultural growth.
Transportation, room and board, and activities are included in the 995 tuition.
(Continued on page 10)

Senior, Mark Leuck won the highest score
in the pre-Mathematical Association of
America contest. He and John W ermeling
ranked in the top 1,000 students out of
22,267. They are now eligible to compete
in the finals.

15 members of the St. Joe's bowling
league went to a state team tournament at
the Bowlero in Milwaukee. The teams anticipate a high rating.
The art classes attended an arts and crafts
show at Southridge shopping center in Milwaukee. Students displayed a variety of
their work, such as tie-dyes, jewelry, metal
tooling, weaving, and ceramics.
Bill Rohlman, sophomore debater, won a
first-place trophy at the Optimist Oub Contest on March 4. He will compete at Burlington on April 22 with other district
winners for the right to represent Wisconsin
at the Optimist International Contest.
St. Joe's participated in the WSMA Solo
and Ensemble Music Festival, March 20, at
Washington Park High School in Racine.
There were 2 3 choral solos and 7 choral
ensembles.
Terry Willems was named Most Valuable
Player, and Ken Strehlow was named 1971'72 captain of the wrestling team at a banquet held on March 21 at the V.F.W.

Meaning behind customs revealed
by Mary Crewe

Like other countries, the United States has
customs that were once meaningful but
which have lost their significance over the
years. People continue to use them, however,
as a matter of tradition without questioning
their original meaning.
For instance, how many people wonder why rice is thrown at the bride?
People long ago knew that the number of
rice kernels that hit the bride indicated
whether she would have many or few
children.
Could it be that former enthusiastic ricethrowers are responsible for today's population problem?
. . . barber poles are painted red and
white?
Although the barber pole has nothing to
do with barbering today, it said something
about the job years ago.
In addition to cutting hair, barbers per-

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formed small operations on patients. The
operation, known as bleeding, involved taking some of what was thought to be bad
blood out of the body, thus curing the person of his disease.
During the ordeal the patient frequently
clung to a pole for support. When not in
use, the pole with blood-stained bandages
hanging on it, stood in the barbershop's
doorway, advertising the barber as a good
bleeder.
Later red and white paint was substituted
for the bandages and retained as the symbol
for barbershop.
... the groom carries the bride over the
thresh hold?
This practice originated to combat a supersition. If a bride stumbled as she entered
her home, people thought her life would be
problem-filled. To prevent this, grooms began to carry their brides over the doorstep.

Steering Committee meets,
culls student body opinions

Paul Mich, Sam Loizzo, Fred Ricker, Tom Landre, Mary Theriault, Mark Blise.

Freshmen hold Glass Drive
To develop class unity and spirit, the Freshman
Oass held a Glass-and-Aluminum Drive February 27
to March 15. Approximately four tons of glass and
aluminum were collected and sold to the Anchor
Hocking Company in Illinois for a penny a pound on
the glass and eight cents a pound on the aluminum.
Thus, the frosh added about 80 to their treasury with
this project.
The glass, after ir is crushed and melted down, is
reprocessed to make more glass products. The aluminum is used similarly.
The Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company and St. Catherine's Hospital helped rhe freshmen make the drive
a success by contributing large amounts of glass.
Tickers to the freshman-sponsored dance April 3
were the prizes for rhe top four collectors:
Janice Grummit with 1,440 pounds, Kim Pfarr
with 978 pounds, Vickie Tudjan wirh 637 pounds,
and Carol Arentz with 458 pounds.
The four class officers rook part in the collecting
but were nor eligible as winners in the competition.

In order to involve students in the big project of the
year, a special Fund Drive Steering Committee was formed.
The committee is composed of students representing the
four classes who mer regularly with Principal Father Paul
Esser before school to discuss ways the students could participate in the Fund Drive.
Ar rhe meetings student representatives discussed their
ideas with Father. Then the ideas were taken back to the
student body for evaluation and further suggestions, thus
involving the entire student body in the Fund Drive.
After weighing various possibilities, students, acting on
Father Esser's suggesrion, decided their contribution to the
drive rhis year would be to contact those parishioners not
yet contacted by the adults working on the drive.
Even though the students did not experience rhe success
rhey had hoped for when rhey solicited pledges, Fr. Esser
feels ir is important for rhe students to become involved
in rheir Fund Drive. "If rhere is one rhing rhar rhe srudents
learned by working in rhe pledge collections in February,
it's how difficult ir is to raise money," stated Fr. Esser.
Because of rhe Patron Drive, the Steering committee has
been disbanded until next fall when students again have
more time to devote ro the Fund Drive.

Peggy Haas, Carol Arentz, Carol Hammond.

Students participate in Exchange Day
To acquaint students with teaching situations and methods other
than those they experience every day and tO draw the city's high
schools closer rogether, the Student Council selected the following
students ro participate in an Exchange Day with Tremper and Bradford held March 3: Chuck Naumowich, Paulette Englund, Nancy
Newberry, and Matt Bosisio, seniors; Dave Manka, Paul Melita,
Linda Viola, and Marylee Gregorin, juniors; Denise Kolmos, Dave
Andersen, Peter Richards, and Beth Panlener, sophomores; and
Richard Mich, Barb Beardsley, Bill Helminger, and Jody Moran.
These students arrended classes with a host or hostess, participating as if rhey were members of the class. At the same time,
St. Joe's srndents were hosts to the Student Council members from
Bradford and Tremper.
Although much was gained from the experience, some students
felt the day was so rushed it kept them from getting the kinds of
insights additional time and a more leisurely pace would have made
possible.

Exchange students from Bradford and Tremper with their hosts and
hostesses.

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Students hold cleanup day
Transparenc glass, white blinds, gumless chairs and desks, and general school cleanup
by the students was a result of the Cleanup Day held here March 30.
Peggy Hugunin and Mike Wood, seniors, headed the Srudenc Council committee that
organized the day. About nine students were assigned ro each room in the school, with
one person appoinced as chairman of the group. Study hall, "Little Theatre", art room
and the main audirorium were all cleaned.
The cleanup committee was organized and manned entirely by the studenc body. The
encire school was asked to participate by helping in the cleaning.
Although there was a shortage of buckets, rags, and cleaning utensils, most of the
cleaning had been finished within an hour and the students were then permitted to
leave the school.
When asked about the success of the day, Mr. Phil Limbach, custodian, said 'Tm
amazed at how hard the students worked. They really did a fine job and should be commended. This will also save us a lot of the time we will now be able to spend on repairs.
It was a good idea and turned out ;:o be a big success.
I only hope the students will remember all the work they put into getting that gum
off the desks and chairs the next rime they start putting it back on."

Cleanup Day Worker

Seniors create prizes
Armed with paint, wire, yarn, hooks and eyes, a group
of senior girls, organized by Peggy Hugunin, saved the
Senior Class some money. Combining their creative abilities, the girls came up with a variety of homemade prizes
for the Mardi Gras booths.
Yarn scraps turned into clever coin purses, and pieces of
burlap and felt into wall hangings. Ordinary rocks were
transformed into decorative paper weights.
"In previous years, the class didn't make much of a profit
from the Mardi Gras booths since most of the prizes were
purchased. By making our own prizes, we're not only able
ro save money, bur were also able ro rake more pride in our
projects,'' said Peggy.

Connie Castallano, Mary Crewe, Debbie Pierangeli, Peggy H ugunin,
Michelle Trottier.

Newly formed committee
works for liturgical spirit
"Fr. Esser and I felt that there was a lack of liturgical
feeling in the students here at St. Joe's. Thar's what the
kids are now working coward,'' stated Fr. Gregory Spitz,
speaking of the recently formed Liturgy Committee.
Committee members meet with Fr. Spitz every Tuesday
morning before school ro discuss new ideas and report
student reactions ro other ideas. These ideas, still in the
planning stages, include daily confessions, the possibility of
Sunday Masses at Sr. Joe's, and a possible day of recollection
for each of the classes.
The committee has already set up daily Masses in the
chapel, which are offered during a different hour each day
of the week. Committee members are also responsible for
arranging the large-group Mas es.
The emphasis of the committee is on student involvement. "Students don't want to be spoon-fed by adults. They
are more willing to accept an idea if ir is proposed by
their peers," stared Fr. Spitz.

Fr. Gregory Spitz

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Alumnus becomes playwright
by Celeste Lauer and Karen Willems

Articles are usually not devoted to someone who calls himself a lousy actor; but
when he is at the same time an alumnus
described by others as a successful playwright
and director, that's a different story.
Thorn Raucina '64 has come a long way
from Tony, the waiter, in the St. Joe's 1962
production of The St11dent Prince to a contracted screen-play writer for Warner
Brothers.
D uring his years at St. Joe's, Thom's
strong intere.st was in music. However, he
always had a strong love for the theatre but
had little opportunity to develop his talent
during high school.

Thom goes to college in Albuquerque
He chose to go on to a distant, dramaoriented college. "I wanted to go as far as
China; and Albuquerque, New Mexico,
sounded like the closest place to Hong
Kong," said Thorn.
The University of Albuquerque was relatively unknown. As Freshman Class President, Thom wanted to change that. His plays
and variety shows put the school on the map.
Thom enters Goodman School of Drama
Thom went back to Albuquerque sophomore year on a drama scholarship, but for
only one semester. Tired of all the general
education courses, he applied to Neighborhood Playhouse in New York and to the
Goodman School of Drama in Chicago. Accepted by both professional schools, he chose
Goodman, where he began an intense fiveyear study program and worked on professional productions.
Thom revolutionized Goodman 's Children's Theatre his second year, by rewriting
A Midsummer Night's Dream, adding music.
That summer he went to New York and
gained more theatrical experience and began writing westerns for money. His first
book, written in four days, sold for 200.
Since then he has published 13 novels.
Though he considered his books lousy, they
helped improve his writing skills.
Thom's finest accomplishment to date is
his .new musical version of Alice in Wonderland, which just closed a record-breaking run
at Goodman Theatre.

Chicago critic, Jory Graham, called it '' the
Theatrical Surprise of the Year." The acclaimed production will become a maj or network television special next year and will
be published in book form.
Tho m signs wit h Warner Brothers
After reading Good Times, Bad Tim es by
James Kirkwood , Thom discovered Warner
Brothers had put off filming the story. He
wrote them a letter objecting to their
decision. They liked his style of writing so
much they sent him a plane ticket to California with hopes of a contract. After the
interview Thom signed with Warner Bros.
for two screenplays, Good Times , Bad Times
and Tike by Jonathon Strong.
While there, Carrie Snodgress, a colleague
and friend from Goodman days, advised him
to see her agent. As a result, he recently
signed with The William Morris Agency
(agency of the "stars" ) for two years. He
will be moving to California in July.
Well on his way to a successful career,
Thom says "To make it you have to have
guts, drive, energy, and lots of love."

'71-'72 cheerleaders chosen
by Cece Labanowsky

The 1971-'72 j.v. and varsity cheerleaders
were chosen March 30. Six freshman girls,
Terry Fonk, Cheryl Jones, Louise Travanty,
Jody Moran, Debbie Price, and Rosann
Lewis, will form the new j.v. squ ad.
The four new varsity cheerleaders are
sophomores, Lynn Werwie, Janice Romano,
Kathy Elsen, and Sue Zumpano.
The present juniors who are cheerleaders
-Kim Ruffolo, Debbie Chiappetta, Carla
Cundari, and Rosemary Serto--automatically
become members of the senior squad. As of
next year this policy will change, and all j.v.
and varsity cheerleaders will be required to
try out, according co Miss Donna Smits,
girls' phy ed teacher.
Requirements for becoming a member of
one of the squads are having at least an 80
average, a neat appearance, and a good personality. The girls' teachers were contacted
and asked to give a character sketch of each
girl's personality and her efforts in the
classroom.

Grat/involvedin foreign study
by Cece Labanowsky

The availability of increased foreign study
programs has made it possible for more St.
Joe's alumni like Mary Pat Andrea '68 ro
benefit from study abroad. She is participating in an experimental program called
lnterfuture, a student study-exchange program giving U.S. students a chance to learn
about the cultures and governments of foreign countries first-hand in order co increase
their world understandings.
In late January, Mary Pat and 14 other
U. S. exchange students from lnterfutureaffiliated universities went ro Princeton for
an orientation program on the aims and
hopes of lnterfuture.
Then, seven days later, the group flew to
Britain where they began their culture srndies. From there they will go to the west
coast of Ireland. In both countries, Mary
Pat will live with native families to observe their present living habits at the same
time she is studying their past history and
folklore. Students from these countries will
be working with her while she does her
research projects.

lecture class on her findings in these countries co present to her classmates at Rosary
College, River Forest, Ill., after her return
ro the U. S. in late August. Several Ghanian
smdents will return with her group to aid
the U. S. students in their presentations.
Mary Pat first became acquainted with
Interfuture through some literature made
available at Rosary College. In order to become a candidate for the program, Mary Pat
had to submit an essay indicating why she
wanted co participate in Interfuture and
what she hoped co gain from it. Then friends
and relatives had co write a character sketch
of her personality co aid the board of professors and advisers from 15 different colleges and universities who selected the participants partly on the basis of those they
thought would be the kind of person who
would profit most from such an experience.
Another of Interfurnre's requirements is
that the applicant be majoring in music or
art. Mary Pat is in the school of art.

From the British Isles, Mary Pat will go
to Ghana, Africa, the final country she will
study. There she will repeat the type of
research project she did in both Britain and
Ireland.

Thom Racina '64

To enable other students to benefit from
the experience it made possible for her,
lnterfurure requires Mary Pat to organize a

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Mary Pat Andrea '68

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Homeroom Representatives from left to right: Renee Hammond 202, Indre Bauza 206, Linda Wasilevich 110, Mary
Kemps 111, Sue Gallatin 214, Paul Mich 228, Missing: Eva
Wielgat 109.

•Act1111

President characterizes class, sees growth
Next year, will be our last year at St. Joe's, and we will try to
make it even more successful than our other three years. Hopefully
the spirit and strength we achieve now will remain with us even
when we go our separate ways after graduation.

The class of '72 has reached the rank of upperclassmen. Along
with this prestige come certain responsibilities and demands. The
juniors have met these demands by becoming more spirited, stronger, and more active. They've shown this spirit in their support of
athletic teams, strength in events such as the Cubs basketball game,
and activity in the number of juniors in Hello , Dolly!

Sam Loizzo, Junior Class President

Officers from left to right,
Therese Marciniak, vice president; Sam Loizzo, president;
Nancy Halverson, secretary;
Fred Ricker, treasurer.

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Top Roy: Jean Marsden, Fred Ricker, Bridget King, Jerry McNamara, Frank Stanley, Dale Milkus, Jim Gallo, Maureen Carroll, Charlotte Walden. Second Row: Celeste Lauer, Marlene Downey, Nancy Halverson, Eva Wielgat, John Aiello, Joe Pillizzi, Mary Jo Luciani,
Rick Zdanowicz. Bottom Row: Peggy Harrison, Debbie Frasheski, Sara Johnson, Sharon Tunkieicz, Cathy Bose, Carla Cundari, Maureen
Sandt. Students Missing: Mike Antony, Mike Becker, Bill Fletcher, Camilla Gray, Jill Kramzar, Delthea ehls, Dave Petit, Rosemary Serro,
Rick Melvin.

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Top Row: Ron Kirsch, Eric Albrecht, Jim Placzkowski, Tony Caruso, Bill Arneson, Mark Heinzen, Mark Sherfinski, John Lulewicz, Tim
DeCesaro, Wayne Van Lone, Rosanne Stella. Second Row: Linda Wasilevich, Linda Gray, Kevin Hammond, Mary Miller, Nancy Gantzer,
Tim Zelko, Hugh Boysen, Marie Behling, Irene Fliess, Cathy Pellegrino. Bottom Row: John Sanson, Connie Lentine, Paul Melito, Judy
Nelson, Kathy Frederick, Vince Rose, Karen Willems, Sandy Martin. Students Missing : Cheryl Duban, Mary Jonaitis.

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Top Row: Debbie Gott, Barb Petersen, Leslie Long, Kevin Piery, Terry Flatley, Jeff Hebert, Todd Young, Dave Jacyna, Joanne Wiberg,
Joan Becker, Bob Marjala, Therese Marciniak. Second Row: Mary Kemps, Pat Mulligan, Tom Bong, Pat Doherty, Barb Gallo, Bill Crist,
Jean Carelli, Cathy Szarafinski, Lewis Aceto, John Stankos. Third Row: Nicoletta Richie, Paula Kormann, Laura Anderson, Tom Landre,
Martha Sentiere, Sandra Foreman, Mickey Miletta, Judy Hagerty, Kim Ruffolo.

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Top Row: Dan Koessl, Frank Beltrano, Kenneth Strehlow, Michael Peltier, Kevin Fredericksen, Mike Brey, Eugene Rosko, Frank Simo,
Brian Portilia, Dale Bahr. Second Row: Kim Alderson, Sharon Dulak, Pat Zoerner, Linda Merkes, Roger Miner, Mary Clare Werve,
Kathy Massie, Mary Lee Gregorin, Rick Vignieri. Third Row: Paul Niccolai, Deborah Kreuser, Carol Gebhart, Karen Holm, Debbie
Chiappetta, Karen Nass, Wanda Fliess, Renee Hammond, John Jones. Students Missing: Joan Defrang, Chris Leto, Debra Wilson.

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Top Row: Bill Booker, Rick Perrine, Jim Kupfer, Mike Fonk, Tom Greno, Don Proko, Dave Manka, Jeff Strom, Mark Niesen, Tom
Bernacchi, Joe Rosko. Second Row : Terri Burden, Michaeleen Cicchini, Diane Lichter, Mark Schall, Matt Werve, Diana Merten, Gary
Mleczko, Indre Bauza, Ruth Hammond, Gina Giannini, Tom Zongolowicz. Third Row: Candi Allen, Anna Vincent, Julie Wilson, Debbie
Funk, Pat Smith, Mary Jane Mader, Mary Ellen Epping, Denise Delabio. Students Missing: Mary Lou Holmes, Mark Juliani.

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Top Row: Joe Cappozzo, Tom Gironimi, Bob Koling, John Forchette, Greg Soule, Mal Mahone, Kevin Doherty, Sam Loizzo, Dan Winkler. Second Row: Jim Haas, Pam Ficcadenti, John Ambro, Matt Rohde, Ross Regis, Mark Vitkus, Pete Mich, Mary Piering, Judy Werwie,
Terry Keller. Third Row: Craig Seivert, Connie Ruffolo, Joyce Peters, Georgia Becker, Ed Maranger, Debbi lstvanek, Beth Crewe, Laurie
Moyer, Mike Reidenbach. Bottom Row: Sue Gallatin, Rosie LaMacchia, Maria Bilotto, Joan Swartz, Margaret Hawbaker.

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Top Row: Rosemary Beaumier, Karla Bielewicz, Roberta Falak, Jerry Werwie, Paul Mich, Gary Sullivan, Randy Pfarr, Paul Costanzo, Kay
Hannes, Jude Kaufmann, Cece Labanowsky. Second Row: Julie Dellinger, Judy Olszewski, Bill Fonk, Margaret Gajdos, Laurie Wilson,
Linda Viola, Louise Lippert, Mary Jo Kolar, Charlene Zuchowski. Third Row: Toni Monroe, Jean Mantuano,
ancy Burgett, Cheryl
Putrow, Mary Gifford, Gina Madrigrano, Judy Soceka. Bottom Row: Jeanne Schmidt, Barb Algiers, Renee Irving. Students Missing: Debbie
Gruber, Mary Jo Ross.

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•
What 1s
your pressure point?
How do you cope with I.t,.
by Tom Landre

It seems as though people always need

somebody to kick around. Evidence of this
statement is one of the most kicked-around
characters in history, King Kong.
Let's take Kong's life step by step. He
was a peaceful character, living alone on a
tropical island. He minded his own business
and didn't go looking for trouble. Along
came some fortune-seeking hunters. Always
thinking about themselves, they realized that
Kong could become a big attraction for people who make themselves feel better by
looking at a freak.
Using Fay Wray as bait, they captured
him and shipped him off to New York in
chains. (I'll never figure out how they
smuggled him through customs.)
Well, you know the rest of the story. The
U. S. Air Force swooped in and took out
their frustrations on the big fellow. In the
process they made a pretty nice mess out of
the Empire State Building. Kong died without knowing why everyone hated him.
This is, of course, just a science-fiction
story. But if you think about it, Kong symbolizes every scapegoat in society today.
Most often, these scapegoats belong to minority groups. Blacks, Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and Orientals, have often been used as
whipping-boys. Communists are continually
being blamed for everything from student
unrest to the population explosion. Politicians bear the brunt of our ire when taxes
go up.
The problem is that we forget that we
play a role in our society. We are always
too ready to pass the buck and let someone
else be responsible for what happens.
It's about time that we realize that what
happens in our world is directly up to each
one of us. We can't blame anyone but ourselves for the sorry state the world is in. If
we don't speak out on such subjects as abortion or the C.E.F. bill, we can't complain
when our wishes aren't fulfilled. We were
all responsible for the way the world is.

Canoe trip offered
Would you like to canoe and fish in
Canada for 10 days this summer? If so, a
trip into the Minnesota-Canada Border
Wilderness can be yours.
All equipment, provisions, transportation,
and two nights' lodging in Ely, Minnesota
would be provided.
Two boys with canoeing experience can
qualify free of charge.
If interested, contact Mr. Vaughan for
more information.

My one pressure point is being let down
by people who SAY they are my friends.
When this happens, I can really get depressed and turn off to everyone else.
I cope with this problem in two ways.
First, I go and listen to my stereo because
some of the best words of advice are found
in music. Then I deal with the problem head
on. I talk with the person face to face and
settle the problem.
Marc Maraccini 102

My pressure point comes when I'm put
down by people. Many times I build myself up by how others feel towards me.
I depend on them to make me happy.
When people are too busy to care, I
feel bad.
When this happens I like to sit down
with a real friend and rap.
Nina Cantwell 108
Pressure for me is when things pile up,
and I have deadlines to meet.
I solve the problem by doing the things
I think are important and trying not to
worry about the rest.
Kevin Fredericksen 202
I have no pressure point. I won't get into
anything I can't cope with or handle. Only
small people let small things bother them.
Paul Douglas 105
My pressure point in life is trying to
be nice to people when I'm in a bad
mood. Trying to make people see my
point of view is also a pressure. No one
seems to want to listen to me.
What I do to relieve this pressure is
think of all the good things in life, past,
present, and future.
Mark Vitkus 214
My pressure point is frustrated relations
with the people around me. I try to be reasonable and treat these people as I would
like to be treated under the circumstances.
Mike Jurasevicz 112
My pressure point is when I have
homework in every subject - not just a
little homework but hours of it, plus a
couple of exams to add to the pressure.
The way I cope with it is by doing the
most important duties first and then
moving on to the lesser tasks.
Jerry Werwie 228
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Life is a pressure. I just don't let everyday
problems get me down. I figure that's the
way life is and I just have to live with it.
Bill Fletcher 109
My pressure point is when people constantly treat me as if I don't know what I'm
doing. To cope with this, I ignore their
nagging and continue doing my work.
Kim Tizi 307

My pressure point is when people blame
me for something I didn't do. I cope with
this problem by trying calmly to explain to
the people involved the circumstances and
situation.
Lynn Taubert 302

Foreign Study cont'd . • •
Foreign Study League sponsors trip
The Foreign Study League sponsoring the
trip has opened many divisions in the field
of foreign study. Its language programs are
designed to acquaint students with the foreign culture while at the same time improving linguistic skill. This is the first time
SJHS students have taken advantage of a
foreign league program. Sr. Ruth La Methe,
organizer and counselor, hopes to make this
program annual so that more students can
have the opportunity.
Sister Ruth loo ks forward to trip
Sister Ruth La Methe, who is of French
descent, is very eager to visit the land of
her ancestory, even though the group may
not be visiting Bordeaux, the place from
which her ancestors came. She is happy to
be associated with the League and loves being counselor to the nine girls. She said, "I
am convinced that our nine SJHS girls will
be excellent representatives of our country
as we share and experience French culture."
Group prepares now
Sister Ruth and the girls are eagerly preparing for the trip in June. They are in the
process of obtaining passports, health examinations, and shots. Kenosha's "hometown
group" is very excited and, as Anna Vincent
puts it, thankful : "This is the greatest cultural opportunity that our parents have provided for us. I hope others can be as lucky
as we are to be able to go."

Lancers to defend crown
by Tom landre

by Roger Miner

The 1971 Lancer baseball ream swings
into the new season defending its stare
crown. The team defeated St. Car's last
spring for the WISAA tide, 3-1.
One of the major changes from last year's
team is the coach. Mr. Lee Hlavka has taken
over the varsity coaching job.

As golfers prepare to invade the area
courses Coach Dan Chubrilo will use his
coachi~g talents to help the Lancer golf
ream begin another winning season.
Last year's team finished with a 7-1 dual
meet record. Out of a field of 19, the Lancers
took second and third-place honors in the
Pio Nono and the St. John's Military Academy invitational respectively.

Veterans form nucleus
With a strong fiel<l of veterans, the
Lancers have a goo<l chance to regain their
title. Seniors, Rick Llanas, Paul Pulera, Mike
Higgins, Bob Kappus, Bruce Chwala, and
Mark Maraccini; and juniors, Mike Becker,
Greg Soule, and Brian Portilia, form the
nucleus of the team. Also expected to see
action are Joe and Gene Rosco, Tim Zelko,
and Jim McKenna.
Since the Lancers have veterans returning
to the key positions of first base, catcher,
shorr stop, and left field, it appears chat
their defense is soun<l.
"We also have a lot of strong hitters. We
should have a good scoring punch," stated
Captain Ricky Llanas.

1971 Baseball Schedule
Home Games
April

10---Salem-1 :30
15-St. Bonaventure--4 :00
17-Union Grove-1 :30
20-Notre Dame--4 :00
22-Pio Nono--4 :00
29-Cathedral--4: 00
May

Captain Ricky Llanas and Coach Lee Hlavka
hope that the Lancers can retain their state
championship crown.

Pitching may be a problem
One area of weakness could turn out to
be the pitching. Mike Becker was the only
pitcher to face much varsity competition
last year. Backing him up will be Llanas and
Gene Rosco.
Another factor influencing the season's
outcome will be the kind of adjustment the
players who have just made varsity this year
make. "It's a rough transition from J.V. to
varsity ball," said Ricky. "A lot will depend
on how the younger guys come along."
As usual, Marquette, Don Bosco, and St.
Catherine's are expected to be St. Joe's
roughest competitors in the conference race.
As early practice begins, the barmen's
main weakness seems to be their limited
practices. As of March 29, there is still snow
on the ground and the guys can't get in the
kind of batting and fielding practice they
need. This may be a celling factor in early
season play.

11-Memorial--4:00
18-Pius--4 :00

Tennis season opens
April 16 against Bradford
Tennis is a very popular sport during the
warmer months. Many people play tennis
for the exercise, others just for fun. Some
play it as a profession.
Thirteen guys from St. Joe's play it in
high school competition. They are seniors,
Dave Andrea captain, Mike Pecnick, Matt
Bosisio; juniors Dan Winkler, Terry Flatley,
Mark Niesen, Mike Brey, Gary Mleczko;
sophomores, Gary Leach, Gregg Pfarr, Terry
Loen<lorf; and freshmen, Paul Gifford and
Jim Lowen.
St. Joe's sends seven men to a meet, three
singles men and two doubles reams. This
makes five marches. To win the meet, the
ream must win the majority of matches.
St. Joe's plays 16 meets this year, the first
being April 19 against Bradford at home.
"It should be a good season because we
have five returning lettermen and strong
depth," commented Andrea.

Coifers swing into action,
anticipate winning season

by Tom Landre

The Lettermen's Oub has been reorganized and new officers elected. They are Mal
Mahone, president; Joe Pillizzi, vice-president; Paul Mich , secretary; and Greg Soule,
treasurer.
The officers have been discus ing ideas for
raising money to be used by the Lettermen.
One of the items the club will purchase is
an extra letter for every athlete. These will
be worn on the new letter-sweaters the
Lettermen voted for.
The officers hope to make the Lettermen's
Club much more of a vital organization
than it has been in the past. They also hope
ro increase the respect of the letter in the
eyes of the students.
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The golfers, who are led by Captain
George Hammond, include John Wermeling,
Hugh Boysen, John Aiello, Bill Arneson,
Tom Aiello, and Mark Serpe.
The ream's No. 1 player lase year was Bill
Arneson. "He had the best average on the
team and was medalist at the State Meet
with a 73. I think he'll probably be our best
player for the next two years," said Coach
Chubrilo.
Having a seven-year coaching record of
60 wins against 12 losses, Coach Chubrilo
hopes to lead his golf ream to win No. 61
on Monday, April 19, against Antioch HS in
Illinois.

Trackmen show desire
to begin competition
by Roger Miner

In order for a trackman to be really good,
he has to practice his specialty over and
over until he masters it.
At start of practice, the men run a few
laps around the gym to get loosened up.
Then they begin a rigorous program of
calisthenics, with emphasis on the legs.
"We're stressing flexibility in the muscles.
The more flexible the muscle, the better the
athlete will perform," said Track Coach Dave
Van Lone in an earlier interview.
After cals, the Lancers break into different groups. The distance men might go over
to Lincoln Park, while the sprinters may
run struggle drills or work on a particular
weakness.
While the runners are working out, the
men in the field events are lifting weights
or practicing their events. The field events
include the long jump, high jump, pole vault,
shoe-put, and discus.
Fans can have an effect on the player's
performance. Team member Ron Kir ch
commented, "If there's nobody cheering you
on, you can feel like 'what's the use?' But if
there are people cheering for you, you cry
harder ro win because you don't want ro
disappoint them."
Dave Kirsch agreed and added, "Last year
I dogged it. I know I could have done better. This year I'm working hard because I
want ro win."

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"It is my prayer that people will not only
sing it, but live it," said Jill Miller in an
article from Guideposts, Jan. '71. Mrs. Miller,
along with her husband Sy, wrote the song,
"Let There Be Peace On Earth."
The story behind this inspirational song
is as moving as the song itself. In its gentle
lyrics lies her philosophy of life, a philosophy
that grew out of a dismal past that included
a shattered childhood, a short career as an
actress, and a suicide attempt.
Turning from acting to writing later in
her life, Mrs. Miller wrote many songs,
mostly for children.
But it was when the Millers heard a radio
program 15 years ago about the dream of
peace becoming a reality only when it begins in the heart of each individual that the
idea of the song, "Let There Be Peace," was
born. Jill wrote the lyrics, and Sy put the
simple verse to music.
That summer their two children took the
song with them to a camp for young people
from all over the country. One night 180
youngsters standing in a cirle linked their
arms together and sang the song under the
stars.
The young people brought the words
back to their homes, churches, clubs, and
schools. The song was soon heard in England, Holland, Germany, France, Israel, and
Lebanon. Many organizations such as 4-H
Clubs and the American Legion have adopted it. Recently the Danish Boys' Choir from
Copenhagen sang it in the White House.
The Lancettes have continued to spread
the message, "Let There Be Peace," to St.
Joe's by singing it at one of our Masses and
on the record that the Music Department
made. It was also sung at the Junior Class

Ring Day and was the theme of the girls
"Search" held here Jan. 23-25.
In a personal letter Mrs. Miller gave the
Lancettes permission to recru-d her song
without paying royalty fees.

"We always give permission to reprint
and use it," says Mrs. Miller in another recent article. "That's the fun. To give it, to
share it, and see what people do with it."
She believes that if people communicate
their good ideas, it would not take long to
get them around the world. How? Simple
arithmetic. If she gives three people her song
and if they, in turn, share it with three of
their friends and so on, after only 21 days
everyone will have heard the song of peace.

Let there be peace on earth,
And let it begin with me.
Let there be peace on earth,
The peace that was meant
to be.
With God as our Father,
Brothers all are we.
Let me walk with my brother
In perfect harmony.
Let peace begin with me.
Let this be the moment now.
With every step I take,
Let this be my solemn vow:
To take each moment
And live each moment
In peace eternally.
Let there be peace on earth,
And let it begin with me.

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by Ruth Hammond

If peace seems far away to us, it's because
we too often consider war to be far away
also.
But war is not tucked neatly away into a
corner called Vietnam. It is here within ourselves, a parasite which drains us of love
and understanding.
War is the influence that makes us hate
St. Cat's with a passion. It's the pleasure we
get from cutting down another person or
the apathy we feel as we see someone being
hurt. It's loudly proclaiming the faults of the
girl who is going with an ex-boyfriend.
War is the evil thoughts and actions that
keep us apart, afraid of each other, hating
each other. It's making sure the final scoreboard has an equal number of transgressions on each side.
Peace is a goal desired by most and attained by few. It's something that goes far
beyond making a V-sign with our fingers
or drawing all military troops out of Vietnam. Peace is forgiving, forgetting, and loving. It's caring about what happens to the
other guy. It's sticking up for the underdog,
resisting the temptation to make a sarcastic
remark, or smiling at someone in the hall.
Peace is being lovable yourself so you are
free to love everyone else. It's taking down
the protective walls we've built between us
because we no longer need to fear being
hurt.
Peace is not a superficial treaty drawn up
by foreign ambassadors. It's not a five-yeartruce that ends killing, but not hatred. It's
something built up minute by minute, a
closeness and love shared equally by all.

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Students join forces
behind tuition aid
by Paul Kostelnik

Bft
May, 1971

St. Joseph High School

Vol. 13, No. 9

Hammond chosen valedictorian
by Peggy Hugunin

George Hammond and Jeanette Brey,
scholastically ranked numbers one and two
respectively, have been chosen valedicrorian
and salutatorian for the Class of 1971.
Next fall George plans to attend Dartmouth College to study political science and
psychology. He then hopes to attend Law
School to complete his education.
While at St. Joe's, George has participated
in many curricular activities, such as being
a Badger Boys representative, National
Honor Society President, "Who Knows" contestant, homeroom representative, and playing the lead in My Fair Lady.
George states his greatest love is for the
outdoors where he spends most of his spare
time golfing. He says, "Natural surroundings
are the greatest tranquilizers."
Jeanette, who will attend UW-Madison to
major in English, hopes someday to teach
high school English. Jeanette would like to
study in Europe during her junior year and
do post-graduate work on the East Coast.
At press time, graduation activities were
only tentative, but some of the new ideas
that may be put into effect this year include
having the annual senior Mass the day of
graduation instead of the last day of school

Juniors present
'Thanks for the Memories'
by Judy Sereno

This year's Junior-Senior Dinner-Dance,
held May 8, was a smaller, more special affair
highlighted by dancing in the lobby and,
for the first time, Midnight Mass to conclude the evening.
Using the theme, "Thanks for the Memories," the juniors changed the school into
scenes reminiscent of Hollywood's big band
era. Couples walked through the red-velvetdraped lobby to the cafeteria, transformed
into a plush restaurant by floor-length tablecloths, dim lighting, and soft music.
Later, couples moved to the auditorium
where the juniors entertained them, ending
with a rouching serenade of 'Thanks for the
Memories."
The Midnight Mass brought the evening
to a quiet close, giving the couples one last
memory.

and having a breakfast for the graduates
and their parents after the Mass. Graduation
ceremonies will be conducted at 4 p.m. on
May 30.

George Ha mmond and Jeanette Brey tore t hemselves away fro m thei r books long enough to pose
fo r a picture.

An assembly open to the public and presenting both sides of the tuition aid bill
controversy in hope of influencing the state
legislature to vote in favor of it is being
planned by Project STAB, Srudents for the
Tuition Aid Bill. This bill provides for
assistance to the parents of private grade and
high school students.
The STAB executive committee is also
planning a weekend forum before the bill
comes up in the state legislature which would
be open to the public and feature local state
assemblymen and other persons for and
against the bill.
At press time state assemblymen, George
Molinaro and Eugene Dorff, have consented
to appear. Petitions signed by Kenoshans in
favor of the bill will be presented.
Project STAB began late in February
when about 250 srudents jammed into the
Little Theater ro support a mass registration
at Bradford and Tremper to dramatize the
need for the bill's passage.
A group of student leaders attended a
meeting of the SJHS board of directors on
March 16 and presented their plan. After
some discussion, the group came to a
general conclusion. "Registering at the
public high schools would only inlluence city
officials, not state officials. Furthermore, disrupting these classes could cause anger and
bad feelings," according ro Mark Niesen, cochairman of the executive committee.

Music Dept. cuts record,
prepares for state; contest
by Judy Sereno

Making a record and preparing for state
solo and ensemble competition and Spring
Concert kept the Music Department busy
in April and May.
Groups make record
The Music Department produced an
album featuring the A Cappella Choir. The
Sophomore Mixed Chorus, Lancettes, Swing
Choir (Madrigals), and Tomorrow's Children filled out the record. Selections range
from the Latin strains of "Exsultate Deo"
from the Renaissance, to the contemporary
"Let There Be Peace On Earth."
Sister Bernadette Luecker, Music Department chairman, gave her reason for wanting
ro make a record: "I feel this is a very good
year for us. With all the enthusiasm, participation, and achievement we have in the
department, this is an opportune time to
make a record."
The recording session was held at St. Joe's
on April 4 with Mr. Robert Schaefer of the
Century Custom Recording Service.
Three hundred records were pressed. They
were available at Spring Concert or from
any Music Department member for 5.

Scott Sterelczyk and Robert Koling designed the record cover.
Students prepare for state contest
Several Sr. Joseph emeries earned Class A
superior ratings at the District Solo and
Ensemble Contest on March 20. This enabled
them ro enter state competition on May 1 at
Whitewater State University. They are as
follows:
Ensembles :

Swing Choir (Madrigals)
Lancettes
Quartet (Colleen Patrick, Cathy Szarafinski,
Shelley Host, Jane van Hazinga)
Solos :

Anne Theriault (Soprano)
Curt Hanrahan (Saxophone)
Richard Bilotto (Clarinet)

Success stayed with the department when
two choruses participated in the District
Concert events. The A Cappella Choir received Class A superior ratings in singing
and sightreading. This is the first time a
St. Joe choir has done so. Girls' Glee Club
got superior ratings singing in Class B.
Spring Concert set for May 15
This year's Spring Concert, originally set
for Sunday May 16, was moved to May 15 in
hopes of attracting a better attendance on a
Saturday night.

Seniors give thanks Principal evaluates year;
-to the Administration for their
attempts at understanding.
-to the faculty for giving us their best,
even when we didn ' t seem to appreci ate it.
-to the coaches for giving us teams
well worthy of our pride·.
-to Miss Barb Kluka for her guidance
and work on our behalf.
-to Sister Virginia Handrup for bearing
with our moods and mistakes .
-to Student Council for its efforts in
uniting the student body.
-to the juniors for a memorable
Dinner-Dance.
-to our class officers and reps who
worked to make our senior year great.
-to SJHS and to each other for four of
the most difficult, yet ultimately most
meaningful, years of our lives .
As each Senior Class leaves St. Joe's
it's obvious that there are many thanks
due. Yet it is difficult to communicate
these feelings. Perhaps they can be expressed by the words of Kahlil Gibran
in The Prophet:
"If in the twilight of memory we
should meet once more, we shall speak
again together and you shall sing to me
a deeper song.
And if our hands should meet in
another dream, we shall build another
tower in the sky."

comments on spirit
by Father Paul Esser

The Challenge has asked me to comment on my first year at St . Joseph High
School. I am happy to do so.
Coming to St. Joseph meant a big
change for me. It involved leaving students and teachers whom I had come to
know and respect as persons . It also
meant moving to a new city. All at St.
Joe's and many in the Kenosha community have made me feel welcome. I
sincerely appreciate their friendship and
cooperation .
Objectives cited
My chief objective for the school year
was to learn about St. Joe's from every
point of view : the teachers, the students,
the parents, the academic, sports, and
extracurricular programs, the school
finances, school-community relations,
and the physical plant.
My second objective was to identify
areas needing improvement and to begin
planning for constructive change. School
finances presented, and still present, a
considerable problem . The Fund Drive is
a partial answer, plus greater economy.
Areas of immediate concern to the
students were such things as uniforms,
social events, the role of the Student
Council, and music in the cafeteria .

President, Moderator express views
For each member of our class, high
school life has meant something different. We all have our own personal
thoughts and reflections, thus I don't
feel I'm knowledgeable enough to speak
for everyone.
For me, it's been a change to take
part in the growth this year, and to
watch myself, my friends, and my classmates evolve into the men, women, and
leaders of tomorrow. I thank them for
being good people and for giving me the
chance to serve them as a leader.
The future does not belong to those
who are content with today; afraid of
new ideas and bold projects, apathetic
to problems of their fellow man. Rather
It wi 11 belong to those who can blend
passion, courage, and reason into a personal commitment to our society. I believe most of us can do this.
And so the Senior Class leaves with
these words of Robert Frost as a kind
of legacy.
"The woods are lovely, dark, and deep
But I have promises to keep
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep."
David Limardi
Senior Class President

There are two things for which I
shall remember St. Joseph's Class of
71: spirit and leadership.
Your class has been marked by an
enthusiasm and cooperation that most
seniors seem to lose at the advanced
age of 18. The quality of human life improves only when there are those whose
self-interest is balanced by a willingness
to serve the interests of others. Your
class has shown such willingness again
and again .

Some of these things can be taken care
of by on-the-spot decisions . Others take
long-range planning. None are to be
simply ignored.
Our religion and liturgy programs
have come up for a long, hard look. The
proposed senior course on marriage and
the family, the large and small group
Masses, the Liturgy Committee, and the
senior retreat are some answers . The
senior retreat was one of the high Iights
of the year, in my opinion . All who made
the retreat shared an experience that
will have lasting results; it made all
think Christian .
SJHS personality apparent
have been asked whether St. Joe's
has a personality that I am aware of. It
does! I sense it among the staff; the
teachers are an alive group interested in
students and excellent in their teaching
areas . I sense it among the parents; they
want the best for their sons and
daughters. I sense it among the students;
they are, above all, a searching group .
They want to know why-whether it be
in chemistry class, a Student Council
meeting, or at Mass. Hopefully, St. Joe's
can provide an atmosphere where the
answers to life's questions can be
sought and found.
I was asked whether there were any
disappointments. Yes, there were-small
ones like a messy cafeteria after the
lunch hours and bigger ones like a group
of boys shouting an obscenity in the corridor . But there was no disappointment
big enough to dull the enthusiasm I have
for the school. There are great things
going at St. Joe's. I foresee more of the
same.

Challenge
St. Joseph High School
2401 - 69th Street
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Vol. 13, No. 9

The other gift you wi 11 leave at St.
Joe's is the leadership some of you have
provided in your class, as well as for
the whole school. Such a gift will remain
after you have gone. It is something of
a legacy and a challenge to those who
come after you .
There is no future for your class because after May 30 it will cease to exist.
There is only a future for you as individuals . I hope you have given each other
enough during these four years so that
all the rest of life will truly be a gift.
Miss Barbara Kluka
Senior Class Moderator
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Sr. Brenda says goodbye
by Barb Bill and Ellen Kupfer

"Those were tile tlays"
by Chris Caldwell

As May 30 draws nearer, 232 seniors
must face an entirely new life. Each will
finally go his separate way and become
something, butcher or baker or candlestick
maker.
But those 232 "kids" will never (even if
they want to) be able to forget St. Joe's.
We've traveled from Oklahoma to see
The Boyfriend make a play for My Fair
Lady by saying Hello, Dolly!
We've lived through some harrowing experiences that must be written down for all
to remember: the TB tests that weren't as
bad as pinning that poor frog (I'm prejudiced) to the disecting tray, the bomb scare
that cleared the building faster than any
fire drill, and left students with a disappointing relief to find the building intact
the next day (a baseball game never had
such a turnout).
We had our share of good times too: a
bus trip to Milwaukee to see the "big buildings'', and Camelot, voting in the 1969 election, finally getting library cards, chewing
gum in class for four years, damage fees,
damage fees?, guitar Masses, lockers on first
floor (at last), our Homecoming Queen,
beating St. Cat's twice, Ring Day and three
first-run thrillers, a special tribute to the
water main for pulling through again, Abe
and Frank, deadline day with a hot lunch,
four cheers from Nancy, Sue, Kitty, and
Pat, a pie-eating champion, football mums,
"Surprise the Guys", a suggestion for Senior
trip--"a bus ride around Kenosha'', a picnic
by the lake, our own movie star discovered
by Religion through Film, frisby in the
courtyard, "locker-mocker Schumacher", a
certain senior with a compulsion to jump off
of bridges, a clean school, editors-in-chiefbless-them-all, a dual brake drivers' ed car
and "nerves of steel" instructors, craters and
"those magnificent men in their flying machines", the summer when unicorns were
still possible, class officers, retreat and palancas, "A-C-T, S-A-T, ACTSAT, ACT-SAT,
RAH!", two-and-a-half principals, 2:35 p.m.
And as each yearbook moved the seniors
thicker and thicker into the plot, they find
this year, as every year, they save the best
for last. But remember, Class of '71, as you
plunge forward in the sea of life, "Don't
give up the ship!"

Many friendships can be made in four
years. Habits grow strong; and even though
the outside world appears inviting, there is
always a small amount of hesitancy surrounding the unknown. Just ask any senior;
then ask Sr. Brenda Ellis. After four years
as vice-principal of St. Joe's, she is leaving
to become assistant principal and dean of
girls at Queen of Apostles High School in
Madison.
The challenge of the unknown led Sister
to accept the position. Not only will it be a
new school for her, but she will also have
responsibilities different from those she had
here. For instance, since the school is becoming co-ed for the first time, one of Sister's
new duties will be to make the girls feel
comfortable in the previously all male school.

Sister remembers St. Joe's
But managing diverse duties is something
St. Joe's gave Sister plenty of practice doing.
''I've been everything from a third assistant
janitor when the water main broke last year
to acting principal before Fr. Esser arrived,"
said Sister. Daily chores included seeing that
teachers were in every room, finding substitute teachers when necessary, and disciplining unruly students.
"The best part of my job has been the
close, personal association with students
through Student Council, retreat, workshops,
Big Buddies, and just in everyday meetings."
"The worst was playing policeman. I just
don't like having to ask people if they skipped their seventh hour class or giving out
demerits," Sister stated, emphasizing her remarks with a searching glance.
When asked what her most vivid memory
of the past four years was, Sister recalled
what she named our "private miracle." During the pre-homecoming activities in 1969,
it began to rain. It was very dark on Friday

NHS initiates
Forty students were initiated into the
St. Bonaventure Chapter of the National
Honor Society at a formal ceremony held at
St. Joe's on May 4.
Seniors include Cathi Carroll, Sally Fischer, Peggy Hugunin, Mary Kasalajris, Laura
Kehrer, Pat Kloer, Sue Kolstad, Ellen Kupfer,
David Limardi, Bill Loos, Glen Milkus,
Tonia Neustifter, Terri Servais, Ann Theriault, Michelle Trottier, Jane Van Hazinga,
and John Wermeling.
Juniors were Indre Bauza, Maureen Carroll, Bill Crist, Carla Cundari, Debra Gott,
Renee Hammond, Ruth Hammond, Sara
Johnson, Mary Kemps, Jim Kupfer, Louise
Lippert, Therese Marciniak, Diana Merten,
Cathy Szarafinski, Eva Wielgat, and Tim
Zelko.
Sophomores were Jim Althaus, Jane Andrea, Julie Baron, Jean Bednarowicz, Denise
Kolmos, Peter Richards, and Bill Rohlman.

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during assembly, and it poured Saturday
morning almost until parade time. Bradford's
festivities, held on Friday night, had been
dampened by a continuous downpour. The
students were feeling glum, fearing the rain
would ruin work done on floats. But at parade time, the sun shone and continued to
shine brightly until the game had been
triumphantly concluded. The students were
overjoyed as everything came off well.
Sister went on to say that later she learned
during all of this time it had rained all
around us, in Burlington, Racine, and Illinois. Kenosha had been the only clear spot
in the storm.
Constructive criticism given st udents
Sister is in the unique position of having
been at St. Joe's long enough to learn how
it operates. Yet she has remained close
enough to the students to see and understand them and to take a discerning, hard
look at what she sees. Because of this, she
was asked if she had any constructive criticism to give the students. Her reply was
simple and honest: "I am troubled by this
question because I don't want anyone to feel
I am criticizing them unjustly, yet you can't
live in a place for so long and say honestly
that you can see nothing wrong. Because I
feel so close to this school, I feel I can say
at times you tend to belittle simple courtesy.
You give the impression of being above the
need of social graces. It's like a defensive
attitude by which you hide any lack of
culture by knocking it."
Sister Brenda spoke of her involvement in
the school as though she were a member of
a class here. "At first I felt uncomfortable,
like a freshman being given the lookover by
the whole school. But after a time, I felt
accepted, a part of it all." Sister joined her
hands on the table. "The seniors have always been special to me. They and I were
one class. We came together and are leaving
together. We were a family here."

Sister Brenda talks over Student Council projects with Bill Hughes.

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Renee Hammond and Dennis Meo practiced diligently to make this year's play a success.

The dancing waiters m Hello, Dolly! exhibit great skill.

Sue Chiappetta and Paul Costanzo are in
their best Sunday clothes for dress
rehearsal.

A cowboy, gypsy, clown, and band members parade across the stage
in Hello, Dolly!
Suzanne Zumpano, Joe Molinaro, Ann Theriault, and Jeff Strom tell
the audience how Dolly Levi's magic works.

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President evaluates Council
by Bill Hughes, Student Council President

Before the success or failure of an organization can be determined, there must be a
clear definition of the purpose it attempted
to fulfill. The primary purpose of St. Joseph's
Student Council is to listen to the suggestions or complaints of the students and to
present them to the administration. In this
regard, the Student Council has done an
excellent job.
Better reporting increases interest
This year time was allotted for the students to express views to their representatives before each meeting. For the first time,
minutes were posted in each room after
meetings so that the students could tell if
their representatives had given them a fair
account of what had taken place.
The response to the request for ideas was
rewarding. At many meetings there wasn't
enough time to have all the ideas presented.
But representatives made an effort to contact me after meetings in order to inform
me of a suggestion from their homeroom.
The best thing that happened this year
was an increased interest in Student Council.
Through our new representation plan, open
Student Council meetings, question-andanswer assemblies, and an emphasis on meeting reports, the Council was placed more
directly in the students' focus. The only way
Student Council will function at its best is
if the students are behind it and believe in it.

Understanding of the Council's
function needed
I think there could have been greater success within the Council if everyone would
have realized that Student Council never
was and never intended to be the law-making
body of the school. I feel too many students
became disenchanted with the Council when
an idea wasn't immediately put into effect.
If they had accepted Student Council as an

active voice rather than a law-making structure, more could have been accomplished.
Goals outlined successful year
In the September issue of the Challenge,
12 goals of Student Council were outlined.
The Council has touched all the goals, but
the biggest obstacle has been time.
However, this Student Council was marked by dedication. More hours were put into
planning, and better use was made of meeting time than ever before. It was a fastmoving, interesting year. I don't think anyone who understood or was involved in the
Council could have asked for a more complete or successful year.

by Jul ie O'Con nor

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Ann Theriault and Debbie Oster received
the Kenosha Symphony Youth Award for
musicianship.

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Indre Bauza and Donna Niccolai earned
superior ratings for their piano solos in the
Wisconsin Federation of Music Clubs Audition.

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These seniors were selected by the Senior
Class to receive the following awards:
Best Dressed
Tom Heller

Pat Gustafson
Most Likely to Succeed
(3-way tie among the boys)
Bill Hughes
Jeanette Brey
Dave Limardi
George Hammond
Best Driver
Claudia Coogan
Bill Wagner
Nicest Socks
John Wermeling
Kitty Albrecht
Most Friendly
Paul Pulera
Michelle Trottier
Unsung Hero
Peggy Hugunin
Paul Kostelnik
Most Gullible
Nancy Newberry
Tom Braun
Funniest
Margie St. Louis
Paul Douglas
Squirreliest
Nancy Newberry
Dick Althaus
Most Radical
Tony Milisauskas
Candy Eisenhauer
Most Creative
Jane Brydges
Scott Sterelczyk

Bill Hughes left school after a hard day's
work.

Seniors plan future
May is here and an outsider would imagine that by now the average senior is definitely organized and knows exactly what he
will be doing in the fall. But not all the
seniors here are that sure of their future.
Plans for the class of '71 are as varied as
the fields that they expect to enter.
Approximately 76 per cent of the graduates hope to attend a college in the fall. The
majority of seniors will be going to colleges and universities in Wisconsin. But
there are some students who hope to go to
such schools as Notre Dame, Dartmouth, or
even in Europe.
Sally Fischer, who plans to continue her
education at the University of Hawaii, explained that she chose an out-of-state university because it has Travel Industry Management, a course that she is interested in.

Debbie Gott, Dave Manka, and Renee
Hammond were selected for the 1971 Wisconsin Honors Chorus.

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Another reason is the challenges that the
completely different environment will offer
her.
Senior Class members are interested in
a variety of careers. Most popular among
them is nursing, with secretarial practice
not far behind.
Business management and marketing,
along with accounting, are the more popular
choices among the boys. Other careers include geology, police science, and fluid
power.
But not all seniors are continuing their
education. The number of seniors who plan
to marry after graduation is somewhat greater than in previous years.
Whether it is working as a secretary, going to UWM, or fixing supper for a hungry
husband, the seniors are putting their plans
for the future in action.

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The Space Science classes visited the
Museum of Science and Industry and Adler
Planetarium in Chicago on April 21.

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Kim Ruffalo will be the captain of next
year's varsity cheerleading squad. Louise Travanty will be the j.v. captain.

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Sr. Ruth LaMothe's fourth year French
class dined at the French restaurant, Le
Bordeaux, in Chicago.

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In the District Solo and Ensemble Music
Contest held in Racine on Mar. 20, the following students earned superior ratings: in
Class C, Pam Piche and Barb Beardsley; in
Class B, Renee Hammond and Michelle
Bruneau.

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The Challenge was awarded a first-class
rating by the National Scholastic Press Association at the University of Minnesota. Approximately 1,600 school newspapers from
throughout the United States were evaluated.

Mike P ecnick, Dave Andrea, and Matt Bosisio practice their ballet
jumps on the courts in preparation for the tennis season.

While Cleaning My Drawers

Mc. Tom Patton helps space science students, Bill Hughes,
Kathy Aceto, and Brad Bisciglia, view the sun through a
protective filter.

My eight-year-old self
Rescued seven, opaque, green-glass gems
(Waiting for me
Hidden among the rocks and lake sand,
A pirate's treasure
Washed ashore from a sunken ship;
My summer's afternoon discovery
In a dim time ago.)
The near victims
Of the broken 7 Up bottle wisdom of
seventeen.
Lynn Walkowski

Sister Bernadette Luecker directs the Madrigals in their recording.

"Mark, someone may be watching!" joked Margie Daum to Mark
Pellicori.

Senior boys (standing) Frank Koderca, Dave Walden, Gerry Anderson, Brad Bisciglia, (kneeling) Mike Wood, Marc Maraccini, and Tom Heller enjoy playing leapfrog in the courtyard.

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What do you think you will remember most
about your years at St. Joe's?
The people at St. Joe's are a very
close-knit group, and this type of situation makes attending school an enjoyable
experience.
Randy Viola 103
The long, three flights of stairs I had to
climb all four years.
Sue Bugalecki 103
I'll remember the unity and enthusiasm the students have when they worked
for a common goal.
Shirley Schneider 112

I will remember the fine sports program
and all the honor and self-satisfaction one
gained being a part of it. I hope that young
boys will continue to keep the school strong
and produce fine men, as well as outstanding
athletes.
Paul Pulera 102
The things I'll remember started four
years ago and would take four years to
tell. Without the help of my friends, I
never could have loved St. Joe's so much.
Tom Braun 112

I'll probably remember nothing in a
few years when I turn into a vegetable.
But right now I think of the great kids
I go to school with everyday and the
teachers who taught me how to learn.
Paul Douglas 105
When I look back on my years at Sc. Joe's,
I will automatically remember all the friends
I met and my experiences with them, whether
good or bad. They made my years at St.
Joe's worth remembering.
Vicki Fredrickson 101

The people leaving St. Joe's are not the
same ones who entered four years ago, only
the names are the same.
Ted Anderson 101
I will remember the dress-down days
because the kids acted more themselves.
Pete Simo 107
Students and teachers have shaped my life
in one way or another. Someone who has
contributed to my education, whether academic or social, is not an easy person to
forget.
Mary Crewe 101
I will remember my underclass years
at St. Joe's. I was never really good at
sports because I never trained, but at college I will. Most of all, I'll remember the
people and places I've associated with
through St. Joe's.
Dave Robillard 102
It's hard to single out just one or two
things because there are so many that I will
treasure for life.
Dave Scuglik 107
April 1, freshman year, when Mr. Versace's English class reported to 316 for
class instead of 309.
Debbie Oster 101
I will always remember how much fun
the Variety Shows and the plays were!
Ann Theriault 107

Faculty Opinion
During my first days at St. Joseph's I
was impressed by the school's family
spirit and the genuine concern most students and teachers had for each other.
The four years I have spent here have
not dimmed this impression. St. Joe's
will, in my grateful memory, always be
synonymous with warm friendships.
Sr. Brenda Ellis

Winning the State Baseball Championship junior year will remain in my mind
forever, as will the standing ovation the
baseball team received at the Honors
Assembly on the last day of school.
Bob Kappus 102
There are about one million different
things I'll remember about our school, but
most of all it'll be the kids and characters
which will never be forgotten.
Dave Limardi 107
I'll remember my job as Student Council president and all the many wonderful
headaches it gaye me!
Bill Hughes 101
I will remember our retreat. It was the
best experience I've ever had. It made things
ten times better at home, and I really got to
know, at last, some kids whom I have been
going to school with for four years.
Sharon Wilson 102
I'll remember the insight into life the
teachers gave me.
Rose Giannini 105
I will remember all the great people I met,
the good and bad times, and "the licrle
things" that took place throughout the past
four years that made everyday life at Sr.
Joe's more interesting.
Mike Jurasewicz 112
The bomb threat when I was a sophomore is what I'll remember most.
Art Gunderson 112
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To me these four years have flown by
so fast, but the point that sticks with me
is the greatness of every person I ever
knew in this school.
John Makouske 112
The smiles of so many different people
which meant so much.
Margie St. Louis 102
The part I will remember most about
St. Joe's is the football and basketball
games.
Sue Titus 102
I'll especially remember senior year as a
time of decision-making. I also will remember the Senior Class officers for the friendly
disagreements we had and the amount of
food we consumed.
Peggy Hugunin 102
I will remember St. Joe's as a major
stage in growing up.
Janet Ling 101
I will remember all the great people I met
here who cared about ocher people enough
to be friendly and say hello when I saw
them. St. Joe's has provided me with some
of the best memories of my life, and I'll
really be sad when I have to leave.
Nancy Newberry 103
I'll remember the most fantastic group
of classmates I've ever had and how
everyone tried to make my only year at
St. Joe's the best.
Sue Kolstad 107

Records recounted
by Kitty Albrecht

Senior superstars, Mike Higgins and Paul Pulera, express their friendship .

Pulera, Higgins seniors' bests
by Brad Bisciglia

Just as the Catholic Conference officials
select an All-Conference team, and the
players an All-Opponents team, the coaches
and players select this year's Outstanding
Senior Athletes.
In a poll taken of junior and senior athletes this past month, Paul Pulera, split-end
on football and a fleet centerfielder on last
year's State Championship baseball team,
was selected as the players' choice.

Pulera garners honors
Paul was a member of the freshman football team that topped the conference in
1968. He lettered in football his junior and
senior years and holds some of the records
for pass receiving, such as most passes caught
in one game and most receptions in a season. He was All-Conference in his junior
year and made All-Opponents his senior
year, as well as All-State Honorable Mention.
Paul is a three-letter winner in baseball
and a returning starter from the only State
Championship team in the school's history.
He received offers from Illinois and the
Golden Dome Colleges but has definitely
decided on Whitewater State University.
His fine high school achievements tab him
as one of the next greats in the line of small
college stars.
Coaches Choice: Mike Higgins
In the voting done by the coaches this
year, Mike Higgins was chosen as the best,
all-around athlete in the Senior Class. Mike
has won more letters than any other senior
of this year's class and is beyond a doubt the
most active participant in the sports program.
Mike was a three-year letterman in football, co-captain of the school's finest basketball team, and a leading hitter and firstbaseman on last year's State Championship
baseball team.
He hs been leaning towards St. Norbert's
College in West De Pere, but he has not
definitely come to a decision.
The difference in the selection made by
coaches and players can be explained by the

contrasting basis used for the choice. The
players' selection is definitely on a more
personal basis while the coaches choice is
more objective and less personal. The vote
was actually close, with Higgins coming in
second in the players' poll.
Other seniors contacted
Many other seniors were contacted by colleges and universities. Among them are
Randy Viola, Dartmouth, Naval Academy,
Air Force; Dave Robillard, Lakeland, Whitewater, Eau Claire; Rick Llanas, Milron, Illinois, Carthage, Platteville; Frank Ventura,
St. Thomas, Whitewater, Stevens Point, St.
Johns-Minnesota; Tom Heller, Ripon, Carroll, University of San Francisco, Western
Michigan; Bill Hughes, Air Force, Carroll,
Whitewater, Macalester College; Frank
Principe, St. Johns, Platteville; Terry Willems, Whitewater, Stevens Point, St. John's.

Each season, regardless if a team record
is broken or tied, numerous athletes break
and set individual records. The 1970-'71
season was no exception.
Senior John Beaumier was the strength of
the Cross Country team as he placed first in
the State Meet, running two and one-half
miles in a record breaking time of 12:32.
The football credits are numerous for
Senior Paul Pulera. He claimed first place
in pass receptions with 539 yards in 30
plays, the record for an individual single
play of 174 receiving yards, and the No. 1
position in All-Time Total Pass Receiving
of 946 yards in 51 catches.
Senior Rick Llanas finished first in All
Time Total Interceptions with 12 and took
the lead in punt returns, finishing with 7.
Junior Brian Portilia set an Individual
Play record for a 90-yard run from scrimmage, and Ronald Filippelli for 15 completed passes. Sophomore Mark Desris tied
with graduates, Mike Vernezze '66 and
George Chromik '66 for 3 interceptions.
In basketball, Senior Mike Higgins set a
new school record of 131 assists. Junior
Greg Soule rook the lead in free throws with
71 per cent. The No. 1 position in the Kenosha County Top 15 Scorers was awarded
to Malcolm Mahone.
In wrestling, Senior Terry Willems set a
record for the quickest pin in a State Tournament, pinning his man in 28 seconds. He
also tied with Ed Epping '66 for 3 pins out
of 4 matches in a State Tourney.

Bowling team formed
by Ellen Kupfer

Among the many firsts at St. Joseph's this
year was the formation of a bowling league.
The league owes its start co a question
posed by Mrs. Clifford Forbes to Miss Donna
Smits, GAA moderator. 'Tremper and Bradford have bowling teams, so why can't St.
Joe's?"
Miss Smits then spearheaded the drive to
set up a league for about 20 interested students.
"Kids were afraid to join because they
could bowl only a 60 or a 70. They figure
that they don't have a chance," Pat Zoerner
said. "But we work on a handicap basis, so
it all evens out between the best and the

worst. Next year we hope more people will
join."
There are 10 teams with two on a team.
Since the league is small, they compete
against each other every Wednesday night
at Sheridan Lanes. The team with the most
wins is the champion team. In the individual
competition Pat Zoerner is tops.
Two major teams (age 16-18) and one
junior team (age 13-16) competed in the
Y omh Bow ling Association Tournament in
Madison in early March. When this was
written, the team of Pat Zoerner, Pat Gustafson, Pat Fonk, Sue Gallatin and Kim Ruffolo was in first place.

Bowlers include (top row left to right): Joy Fredericks, Pat Zoerner, Lewis Aceto, Brian Holmes, Diane
Misurelli, Kay Hannes; (bottom row): Jeri Vincent, Karen Oster, Sue Gallatin, Kim Ruffolo, Paul Melito, and
Jim Loewen .

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